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The Punjab Kings, led by new captain Mayang Agarwal, are looking forward to winning the trophy this time around in the IPL 2022 series. This is because the team, which has changed captains frequently since the inception of the IPL in 2008, has often been a team that buys quality players at high prices without resorting to the tactic of buying them at a low price. Also, the Punjab players, led by the inexperienced captain Mayang Agarwal, who did not change their name and attire to win the trophy by looking at Delhi in 2020, again gave a disappointing performance.
It is not uncommon for a team to go out with a league round, often seeing the play-off round as an achievement. The team that made it perfect this year was only able to finish 6th with 7 wins in 14 matches. All in all, the team’s dream of winning the trophy this year has not materialized and is set to bang again with that ambition next year. Let’s take a look at them as we have to get rid of the ones who acted roughly this year to taste the success in it.
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1. Oden Smith: He played for Punjab in his inaugural IPL for a whopping Rs 6 crore and took 6 wickets in 6 matches but gave away runs at a poor economy of 11.87.
Especially in the last 2 balls against Gujarat, Rahul Divadia bowled so badly that he hit 2 sixes and scored only 51 runs. So we can release him next year and buy other good seeds.
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2. Shah Rukh Khan: Saeed Mushtaq Ali, who scored 153 runs in 11 matches at a cost of Rs 5.25 crore last year, hit a six in the 2021 series to win the title for Tamil Nadu, this year again the same Punjab bought him for a whopping Rs 9 crore.
But he is considered to be the finisher of Tamil Nadu and this year he has scored 117 runs in just 8 matches at a mediocre strike rate of 108.33 with a bad average of 16.71. So release him next year and buy at an even lower price if you want next.
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3. Nathan Ellis: The Australian spin bowler, who was bought for Rs 75 lakh, took 3 wickets in 3 matches but bowled at an economy of around 9.70.
And with spin bowlers like Rahul Sahar and Liam Livingston, you can release him and buy other players.
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4. Harpreet Bro: The spin bowler, who was bought back for Rs 3.80 crore after bowling brilliantly for Punjab last year, this time took 4 wickets in 5 matches but bowled at a modest economy of 9.13. Apart from 2021, Punjab may try to buy another spin bowler by releasing him who has given away runs in 2019 and 2020.
5. Sandeep Sharma: Asathiya, who played for Hyderabad in previous years, has taken 2 wickets in 5 matches for Punjab for less than Rs 50 lakh this year and bowled at an average of 76.50 at an economy of 7.65.
This means that he is good in a few matches and gives runs in most of the matches. And since there are crackers like Rabada and Arshideep Singh, we can release him and try to buy someone else Punjab.
List of suspects:
1. Johnny Burstow: The England action starter was bought for Rs 6.75 crore and scored 253 runs in 11 matches at an average of 23.00 at a strike rate of 144.57.
He may be released next year or bought for a small fee as it is low for his quality and has starters like Mayang Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan.
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