Indian Premier League 2023: Decoding The Probable XI Of PBKS

PBKS have faltered. IPL 2023 could be another challenging season for PBKS with new leadership in place. With Mayank Agarwal gone, PBKS will now look up to Shikhar Dhawan. England's Sam Curran, who was roped in for a whopping 18.5 crore, could be PBKS' game changer in IPL 2023.

Punjab Kings need to break free from the under-performing tag in the Indian Premier League. Always following the same pattern of making too many changes in their personnel during auctions, PBKS have faltered. IPL 2023 could be another challenging season for PBKS with new leadership in place. With Mayank Agarwal gone, PBKS will now look up to Shikhar Dhawan. England’s Sam Curran, who was roped in for a whopping 18.5 crore, could be PBKS’ game changer in IPL 2023. PBKS have a solid set of foreign players in the ranks, and it’s a pity they can use only 4 of them in the playing XI, exposing the shortcomings of the Indian set of players. PBKS’ overall depth and balance in certain areas are a miss. And that can see them suffer as the season progresses. After the auction, PBKS had 12.2 crore in their bag to highlight several misses. PBKS under Dhawan will need contributions from everyone. Batting in that middle-order lacks the bite, and there are question marks in the spin department. Besides Rahul Chahar, there are no notable spin options. All-rounder Livingstone is the team’s second option as a spinner. Rishi Dhawan will have a crucial hand as an all-rounder. Ahead of the IPL 2023 season, we decode Punjab Kings’ probable playing XI.

FULL SQUAD OF PBKS
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.