Shikhar Dhawan: Indian cricket team's left-handed opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan recently announced his retirement from international cricket and domestic cricket. However, Shikhar Dhawan did not announce his retirement from IPL and in such a situation, it was being speculated that Shikhar Dhawan could once again be seen captaining Preity Zinta-owned Punjab Kings.

Punjab Kings may release Shikhar Dhawan

Preity Zinta's Punjab Kings team may release its captain Shikhar Dhawan before the mega auction this time. Left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan was earlier playing the role of captain for Punjab Kings. However, before the last two seasons, Shikhar Dhawan could not captain Punjab Kings for the entire season and was out of the initial matches due to injury. In such a situation, Punjab Kings may release him.

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Punjab Kings can retain these five players

According to the news going on social media, the list of players retained by Punjab Kings has been leaked, in which only five players have been retained. This list includes two foreign players and three players are Indians. The list of foreign players includes the names of vice-captain Sam Curran and Kagiso Rabada, while the Indian players include Shashank Singh, Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh. However, no official announcement has been made for this yet.

Punjab Kings can make Rohit Sharma their captain

Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta can appoint Team India captain Rohit Sharma as their new captain. Rohit Sharma has previously won five IPL titles while captaining Mumbai Indians and may decide to come to the mega auction this year. In such a situation, there may be competition among many teams for him. However, Preity Zinta can make a big bid for him. Preity Zinta has earlier said for Rohit Sharma that she will do anything to add Rohit to the team.