Punjab Kings SWOT in IPL2022: Good on paper, but will they deliver?
On paper, Mayank Agarwal’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) appear to be in good shape. During the IPL mega auction, the Punjab-based club was one of the most active teams, operating sensibly and covering all bases.
On March 27, Punjab Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match.
Strengths
Jonny Bairstow and Shikhar Dhawan open the innings, followed by Mayank Aggarwal and Liam Livingstone to form an excellent top-order.
When you combine Shahrukh Khan of Tamil Nadu and West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith, Punjab Kings boasts one of the most intriguing batting lineups in the game. With former India captain Anil Kumble at the helm, the Punjab Kings have a fantastic support staff. Their fielding coach is Jonty Rhodes, while their bowling coach is Damien Wright.
Weakness
The middle-order is unsettled as well as fragile. It’ll be curiously to see where Livingstone and Shahrukh will bat. In case they bat at 4 and 5, at that point they will need a finisher down the arrange. Punjab Kings’ pace assault does not see persuading. In Kagiso Rabada, they as it were have one veritable pace bowler. Odean Smith is nippy but can go for bounty within the passing overs.
The Punjab Kings will be keeping money on the Indian pace batteries off Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Ishan Porel, Raj Angad Bawa, Baltej Singh, Vaibhav Arora and Rishi Dhawan. They don’t have a incredible back-option within the bowling division, too, and in the event that one of their cutting edge bowlers endures an damage, it’ll demonstrate to be a bad dream for the group administration.
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Opportunities
Young actors like Raj Angad Bawa, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Prabhsimran Singh have a great opportunity to showcase their abilities. The performance of leg-spinner Rahul Chahar and left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar in the middle over would be crucial. Punjab Kings’ top order, when on form, can turn any match in their favor. The side will benefit from Liam Livingstone’s Twenty20 experience.
Threats
Punjab has previously demonstrated that it may be its own worst enemy. The Bengaluru combo of Anil Kumble and Mayank Agarwal will have to keep the volcano of talent at their disposal from exploding, and will have to take the tournament match by match as it develops.
Full Punjab Kings Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odeon Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell
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For the first game, below is a possible starting lineup.
Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Mayank Agarwal, Raj Angad Bawa, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar