Record photograph of Harbhajan Singh© BCCI/Sportzpics
Punjab Kings’ dependency on skipper Shikhar Dhawan is a big worry and remains of the gamers should speed duty if they have got to emerge as identify contenders within the ongoing IPL, stated former Republic of India spinner Harbhajan Singh. Dhawan has scored bulk of the runs, accumulating 233 in 4 innings with 99 no longer out being the perfect as PBKS controlled two wins and two losses underneath his captaincy thus far.
Dhawan, on the other hand, overlooked their closing recreation because of a shoulder shock, with stand-in skipper Sam Curran guiding the group to a win towards Lucknow Tremendous Giants. “The Punjab side seems is largely dependent on their captain Shikhar Dhawan in the batting department which is a concern,” Harbhajan informed Superstar Sports activities Cricket Are living.
“While depending on one player, you can win two or three matches but you cannot win a tournament like IPL. The rest of Punjab players will have to support their captain and take responsibility if they wish to go forward.” Harbhajan additionally heaped honour on Kolkata Knight Riders batter Venkatesh Iyer, who slammed the primary IPL century for his franchise in 15 years, later Brendon McCullum.
“Venkatesh Iyer is a special player and proved that with his maiden TATA IPL century. Batters like David Warner and KL Rahul should learn a couple of things from his innings,” he stated.
“Iyer didn’t just strengthen his team after the fall of an early wicket but also scored runs with a strike rate of more than 200.” PBKS will face Royal Challengers Bangalore, month KKR takes on Delhi Capitals on Thursday.
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