Due to injury, Dhawan could not play the match against Rajasthan Royals.
Punjab Kings team has suffered a big setback in the middle of IPL 2024. Team captain Shikhar Dhawan has been out of some matches due to injury. Dhawan has been out of the tournament for almost 7 to 10 years. Coach Sanjay Bangar gave the information about his exclusion after the match against Rajasthan. Let us tell you that after Dhawan’s exit, Sam Curran captained Punjab in the match against RR.
However, Rajasthan Royals won this match by 3 wickets. Sanjay Bangar told that Dhawan has suffered a shoulder injury due to which he will miss some matches. “He has a shoulder injury, so he is likely to be out for at least a few days,” Sanjay Bangar said in the post-match press conference. Along with an experienced opening batsman, it becomes very important to have a player like Shikhar, who has the experience of playing on such wickets.
Shikhar Dhawan Injury: Shikhar Dhawan may be out of next few matches
Let us tell you that, if Shikhar Dhawan is out for a week, he will not be able to play at least two matches. Punjab Kings’ next match is against Mumbai Indians on 18th April, while after that they will play a match against Gujarat Titans on 21st April. If Dhawan is not fit by then, he may also miss the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 26 April. If this happens then it will be a big blow for Punjab Kings.
In the end, Sanjay Bangar also said, “We will have to wait and see how fast he recovers after treatment. At present, it seems that he may be out of the field for at least seven-ten days.”
If we talk about Dhawan’s performance in the IPL this season, his journey so far has not been anything special. He is the team’s highest scorer with 152 runs in 5 innings. He has scored these runs with a strike rate of 125.61 and an average of 30.40.