IPL 2022: Mayank Agarwal PBKS anniversary: IPL franchise Punjab Kings on Tuesday paid a beautiful tribute to their opening batter, Mayank Agarwal, by going down the memory lane and reliving his journey with them. After KL Rahul’s departure, Mayank is touted to be the next PBKS skipper but the franchise is yet to name their skipper. The Punjab-based franchise took to Twitter to share a video showing the highlights of Agarwal’s 4-year stint. Follow IPL 2022 Mega Auction Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Mayank Agarwal joined then Kings XI Punjab in 2018 after Rising Pune Supergiants folded. The Karnataka-born batter has donned Punjab’s jersey since then and is all set to represent them in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) as well after being retained for a massive salary hike.
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings pays beautiful tribute to Mayank Agarwal in a very special manner, check out
In the video shared by Punjab Kings on Twitter, Mayank’s growth within the team has been shown.
2018 ➡️ 2021 💫
4⃣ years & innumerable memories. Here’s to creating many more, @mayankcricket 🤩🤝🤩#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings pic.twitter.com/LkQtzTZdbt
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) December 21, 2021
The video ends with the franchise lauding Agarwal’s captaincy and “Sadda Punjab and Magnificient Mayank are geared up to create more memories and milestones in IPL 2022”. So, are Punjab Kings planning on appointing Mayank Agarwal as their captain?
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings pays beautiful tribute to Mayank Agarwal in a very special manner, check out
Punjab have retained only two players ahead of the mega auction, Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh. Agarwal has got a hike of 1400% in his IPL salary and it looks like the Punjab-based franchise is looking to appoint Agarwal as their next captain.
The decision to appoint Mayank Agarwal as the captain of Punjab Kings will not be a surprising one as they don’t have any other option to go with. They have a big purse amount left with having spent only 18 crores but bringing in a new captain would make no sense. Plus, the Karnataka batter has captained PBKS in the absence of KL Rahul.
IPL 2022: Mayank Agarwal’s journey with Punjab Kings:
- After KL Rahul, Mayank is the top-scorer for Punjab Kings.
- In 47 matches for Punjab, he has scored 1317 runs at an average of 29.04.
- In the last two seasons, Mayank has smashed 865 runs in 23 games with an average of 39.30 and a strike rate of 148.44.
- His partnership with KL Rahul was second only to Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad of CSK.
Also, Mayank Agarwal has scored consistently since his inclusion in the Red Army. In 47 games for Punjab Kings, he has accumulated 1317 runs at a decent average of 29.04. If we look at the previous two season’s numbers, Agarwal has amassed 865 runs in 23 games @39.3 and at an unbelievable strike rate of 148.44. He has scored six half-centuries and one century in the last two editions.
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings pays beautiful tribute to Mayank Agarwal in a very special manner, check out
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