Agarwal was named the captain of the team just last year but had a poor season with the bat, scoring 196 runs from 13 games. PBKS also ended up finishing in a disappointing sixth position despite having big names in their ranks.
Speaking exclusively to Sportskeeda, Danny Morrison explained how demanding the task of captaincy is in the modern game. He said:
PBKS have retained their core for IPL 2023
Although they have released Agarwal, Punjab’s batting looks pretty much sorted with Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow at the top. The likes of Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, and Shahrukh Khan form an explosive top six.
Having released quite a few Indian bowlers, Punjab will be keen to strengthen that department and even look at an all-rounder if possible. They will be keen to discard the tag of underachievers and try to win that elusive maiden IPL title.
PBKS Retained Players: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, and Harpreet Brar.
PBKS Released Players: Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Mayank Agarwal, Sandeep Sharma, and Writtick Chatterjee.
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