Aakash Chopra Wants Mayank Agarwal To Be Appointed As Punjab Kings Skipper In IPL 2022

Feb 11, 2022 at 6:40 PM

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Aakash Chopra Wants Mayank Agarwal To Be Appointed As Punjab Kings Skipper In IPL 2022

Aakash Chopra, the former India opener does not want the Punjab Kings to go after a captain in the upcoming ten-franchise auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022). He has backed Mayank Agarwal to lead the team in this year’s cash-rich league.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra suggested that the team management must build a team with Mayank Agarwal. With KL Rahul joining Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings will be in the market during the IPL 2022 auction searching for a new captain. They have retained just two players and have the biggest purse available among all the teams.

Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Aakash Chopra: Punjab Kings Must Appoint Mayank Agarwal As The Skipper In IPL 2022

He mentioned that if a captain does not have players of his choice in the squad, then it becomes challenging for him to lead them. Punjab Kings (PBKS), one of the franchises that are yet to lift its maiden IPL title, has a lot of homework to do before they appear in the upcoming IPL 2022 mega auction.

Aakash Chopra said: “Punjab Kings don’t need to buy a captain at the auction. They must appoint Mayank Agarwal as their captain right away and build the team with him. It becomes difficult for a skipper to lead if he is not given a team of his choice.”

Mayank Agarwal (Image Source: Twitter)
Mayank Agarwal (Image Source: Twitter)

The Punjab-based franchise has retained just two players ahead of the IPL 2022 auction. The team management named Indian batter Mayank Agarwal (INR 12 crore) and rookie pacer Arshdeep Singh (INR 4 crore) as their two retention picks.

Mayank Agarwal smashed an unbeaten 99 runs in 58 balls on his captaincy debut but Punjab Kings lost that game in IPL 2021 against Delhi Capitals. He has played 47 games for Punjab Kings so far and amassed 1317 runs averaging 29.7 with 1 ton and 8 fifties.

Aakash Chopra: Punjab Kings Biggest Advantage Is They Have The Most Money Before IPL 2022 Auctions

Punjab Kings will enter the auction with a remaining pure value of INR 72 crore, which is the most among the ten franchises. Aakash Chopra feels that this will be their biggest advantage as they now have a significant opportunity to put together a solid team. He opined that they are the only ones to be blamed if they are still not able to rope in quality players, despite having so much money.

Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings (Image Credit: Twitter)

Aaakash Chopra added: “Punjab have the most money going into the auction and that is going to be their biggest advantage. It’s on them if they still aren’t able to build a good team.”

The IPL 2022 auction is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. A total of 590 players will go under the hammer in the two-day event. Punjab have never won the IPL and most disappointingly, they have not reached the knock-out stage since finishing runners-up in 2014. What’s worse, in their 14-year history, they have finished in the top 4 only twice.

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