Mayank Agarwal is the captain of the Punjab Kings.© BCCI/IPL
The Mayank Agarwal-led Punjab Kings are in a very difficult position in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Their 17-run loss to Delhi Capitals on Monday was their seventh in 13 games. They have 12 points so far and with only one league game left in their campaign, PBKS will have to rely on the results of other teams to stand a chance of qualifying for the play-offs. Agarwal, who was appointed skipper prior to the season, has also failed with the bat. In 12 games, he scored 195 runs at an average of just 17.73.
In the game against DC he came out for nil. But more than his percussion, it was his captaincy that failed to impress former Indian cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin.
“I didn’t understand one thing why (Liam) Livingstone was removed from offense after taking one wicket. Because after a bowler scalps a wicket he can get another. Today Mayank Agarwal captaincy was below average because he didn’t use his brain,” Azharuddin said in an interview with Crictracker.
“Because after PBKS got the early wicket from Warner, he could have used their main bowlers. Arshdeep Singh could have been used. The ball was new and he could get an over. He bowls so well with the old ball, he had thrown better with the new ball. Maybe PBKS could have gotten another wickets or two. His captaincy wasn’t great. I have to say Punjab played bad cricket today.”
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Livingstone was the best bowler of PBKS against DC. He finished with numbers of 3/27 in four overs and helped limit PBKS DC for 159/7 in 20 overs. Livingstone sent Warner off the first pitch of the innings, but then he was taken off the attack. He was brought back in the 12th over and he picked up Rishabh Pant in the same over.
PBKS came to just 142/9 in 20 overs.
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