PBKS Captaincy: Many people are eagerly waiting for the Indian Premier League 2025. All the franchises can be seen performing brilliantly in the upcoming season. Punjab Kings is one of the few teams that have not yet won the trophy of this important tournament even once.
However, in the upcoming season, they can be seen performing brilliantly and winning the IPL 2025 trophy. Let us tell you that PBKS have retained only two players before the upcoming auction. These two players are Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh. PBKS have Rs 110.50 crore left in the purse to complete their team.
Last season, Punjab Kings was captained by Shikhar Dhawan and after his injury, this important responsibility was taken over by Sam Curran. However, Shikhar Dhawan has retired from all cricket formats. In such a situation, a new player can be seen taking up this responsibility from Punjab Kings in the upcoming season. Today we tell you about three such players who can captain Punjab Kings in IPL 2025.
3 players who can captain PBKS in IPL 2025
1- Aiden Markram
Sunrisers Hyderabad were captained by Aiden Markram in the Indian Premier League 2023. However, his captaincy was very poor and Sunrisers Hyderabad finished at the bottom of the points table. The franchise won only four out of 14 matches while they lost 10.
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Aidan Markram’s captaincy record has been excellent for some time now. Under his captaincy, Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the 2023 and 2024 seasons of SA20. Not only this but under the captaincy of the brilliant batsman, South Africa also confirmed its place in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. He can be seen performing brilliantly for Punjab Kings and the franchise will definitely have its eyes on Aiden Markram becoming the captain.
2- Rishabh Pant
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Rishabh Pant has been seen playing for the Delhi Capitals team since IPL 2016. Not only this, he also captained the Delhi team in IPL 2021, 2022 and 2024 seasons. Let us tell you that Rishabh Pant has captained Delhi Capitals in 43 matches, and the team has won 23 times.
Rishabh Pant’s win percentage in IPL as captain has been 53.49. Not only this, Rishabh Pant also has a lot of experience playing in the IPL. He has scored 3284 runs in 111 matches at an average of above 35 and a strike rate of 148.93, which includes 18 half-centuries and a century.
3- Shreyas Iyer
Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League 2024 trophy. He did a great captaincy and also batted brilliantly throughout this season. Shreyas Iyer can captain the Punjab Kings in a great way. Shreyas Iyer has always been seen batting aggressively against spinners. He has scored 3127 runs in 115 IPL matches so far at a strike rate of over 127.
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Apart from Kolkata Knight Riders, Shreyas Iyer has also played for the Delhi Capitals team. Under his captaincy, Delhi Capitals confirmed their place in the final of IPL 2020. Shreyas has captained 70 matches in the IPL, in which he has won 38 while the experienced player has lost in 29.
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