Mayank Agarwal is the new captain of the IPL franchise Punjab Kings, it was announced on Monday (February 28).
Punjab Kings on Monday has announced their new captain for the new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and that is none other than Mayank Agarwal.
U-19 world cup winning skipper Yash Dhull was also a part of the players in lot 6 and as expected, he was not one of those that went unsold.
Livingstone got the highest bid in the opening session of the auction as the likes of James Neesham and Eoin Morgan remained unsold.
Yuzvendra Chahal returned to the Mumbai Indians team after a gap of 11 years.
Shikhar Dhawan went to Punjab Kings for Rs 8.25 crore while R Ashwin was also sold.
Rashid Khan was the most notable non-retention as the eight franchises announced the players retained for IPL 2022.
Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh will be the two players retained by Punjab Kings, after KL Rahul expressed a desire to enter the auction pool ahead of IPL 2022.
Key players were snubbed as teams put their trust in up and comers. Fans were left quite taken aback by a number of these choices.
Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders have opted to retain four players each.