Currently, a great match of the Indian Premier League 2024 is being played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Chandigarh. In this match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, during the toss, Sam Curran was seen in place of Punjab Kings’ regular captain Shikhar Dhawan.

Many people were quite surprised as to why Shikhar Dhawan did not come to captain during the toss in the match being played against Rajasthan. However, Punjab Kings’ stand-in captain Sam Curran revealed that Shikhar Dhawan is injured and he will not participate in the match being played against Rajasthan.

Sam Curran said during the toss, ‘Shikhar is Dhawan’s Niggle and that is why I am here instead of the experienced batsman. I also wanted to bowl first but now we have to score runs. The balance of our team is very good and we would like to win a few more matches. The middle order is also looking very good, especially Shashank Singh and Ashutosh. We have some good players and everyone has quality. Atharv Taide has come in the team in place of Shikhar Dhawan.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl against Punjab Kings.

Let us tell you that Rajasthan Royals have played 5 matches so far in IPL 2024, out of which they have won four while the team has faced defeat in one. With 8 points, Rajasthan team is at the first position in the points table of IPL 2024. They have lost against Gujarat Titans in their last match.

Talking about Punjab Kings, they have won 2 out of 5 matches while the team has faced defeat in 3. Punjab is at eighth position in the points table of IPL 2024. The hosts would definitely like to win the match against Rajasthan. Punjab will also miss Shikhar Dhawan a lot.