IPL 2023, PBKS vs RCB: Punjab Kings counting on Shikhar Dhawan is a precedence, says Harbhajan Singh

By India Today Sports Desk: Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh recognized that Punjab Kings’ batting assault may be very dependent upon their captain Shikhar Dhawan inside the ongoing IPL 2023.

Dhawan, who’s fourth on the report of most runs, has been anchoring the PBKS’ innings and bailing out the facet after an early collapse. Ahead of PBKS’ match in the direction of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Harbhajan talked about that PBKS avid gamers should assist Dhawan and take responsibility.

“The Punjab side seems is largely dependent on their captain Shikhar Dhawan in the batting department, which is a concern,” Harbhajan talked about on Star Sports’ Cricket Live.

“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.”

The match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali will begin at 3:30 PM IST. While PBKS (6 components from 5 matches) are fifth inside the IPL standings, RCB (4 components from 5 matches) are eighth.

Punjab Kings is perhaps sweating in regards to the well being of their captain Dhawan, who missed the ultimate recreation, and Liam Livingstone, who simply currently linked up with the workforce nonetheless has not carried out a single match this season, for the match in the direction of RCB.

In PBKS’ last recreation in the direction of Lucknow Super Giants, England all-rounder Sam Curran led the facet inside the absence of Dhawan. During the toss, Curran talked about that he was not acutely aware how unhealthy Dhawan’s harm was.

“Shikhar picked up an injury last game. I don’t know how bad it is, but hopefully, he won’t be out long. His absence is huge,” Curran talked about.