IPL 2023 Retention: Former India Cricketer Lashes Out at Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Releasing Mayank Agarwal
Punjab Kings have released their former captain Mayank Agarwal ahead of IPL 2023 mini-auction.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Tuesday (November 15) released their former captain Mayank Agarwal ahead of the auction for IPL 2023. Under his leadership, Punjab Kings finished sixth in the 10-team league in IPL 2022.
The Karnataka batter had a dreadful campaign on a personal level as he could manage only 196 runs in 13 matches at an average of 16.33 and a strike rate of 122.50 with his highest score being 52 runs.
Earlier, the Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia co-owned franchise sacked Agarwal from captaincy and named senior Indian batter Shikhar Dhawan as their new captain for the 2023 season of the cash-rich league.
Meanwhile, former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh lashed out at Punjab Kings for the way they handled Mayank Agarwal after a bad season and cited the examples of five-time champions Mumbai Indians and four-time champions Chennai Super Kings as how they back their players in tough times.
Dodda Ganesh took to Twitter to express his disappointment with Punjab Kings. Here’s what he wrote:
“Mayank had four really good seasons for Punjab. One bad season and he has been released. That’s not how you build teams. This is where MI and CSK are a class apart. The kind of rapport the two most successful franchisees build with their players is commendable #IPLRetentions”
Apart from Mayank Agarwal, Punjab Kings have also released West Indies allrounder Odean Smith, Prerak Mankad, Writtick Chatterjee, Ishan Pore, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, and Sandeep Sharma ahead of IPL 2023 mini-auction.
Punjab Kings Retained Players: Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Raj Angad Bawa, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Baltej Singh Dhanda, Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Nathan Ellis, Bhanuka Rajapakse
PBKS Released Players: Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Sandeep Sharma, Writtick Chatterjee
