Sanjay Manjrekar On Veteran Punjab Kings Player. Sanjay Manjrekar suggested that Mayank Agarwal was weighed down by captaincy and that Punjab Kings had a better alternative who would have been a “simpler and easier choice.”
Punjab Kings failed to chase down a modest target against Delhi Capitals on Monday, leaving them with an uphill task in their final match if they are to qualify for the IPL 2022 playoffs. The defeat dropped them to 12 points with one match remaining, two points behind the likes of Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are in contention to make the top four.
PBKS captain Mayank Agarwal also had a difficult season with the bat, scoring only 195 runs in 11 innings, and former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes the team may have missed out on a good batter like Mayank by burdening him with captaincy.
Sanjay Manjrekar On Veteran Punjab Kings Player Mayank Agarwal
“We have seen a lot of gambling happening with captains. It’s been given to people that we haven’t expected. Sanju Samson as captain of Rajasthan Royals, who would have expected that. Mayank Agarwal, when the auctions were happening, you wondering are they going to be making him the captain. When you see certain people on the field, you wonder if they have the leadership capability. Some people surprise you. Shreyas Iyer also got it out of nowhere, but he looks the part. Hardik Pandya was a big gamble and he has done pretty well. Yes, I think it is weighing down on him (Mayank Agarwal). We have seen enough to say that maybe he has taken the responsibility too much,
Manjrekar said ESPNCricinfo’s T20 Time Out.
Former India also believes that, in retrospect, veteran batter Shikhar Dhawan would have been a much easier choice for the leadership role at Punjab.
“Shikhar Dhawan, in retrospect, would have been a simpler and easier choice. Mayank was always faster than KL Rahul for Punjab Kings when they played together, so I believe they’ve lost a batter “Manjrekar explained.
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