Punjab Kings’ administration will assess the health of Shikhar Dhawan later this week in Delhi earlier than a call is taken on his availability for the final two fixtures of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Dhawan has been out of motion since injuring his shoulder whereas fielding in the course of the dwelling recreation in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 9, and in his absence, the facet has struggled with simply eight factors from 11 outings.
“In any crew that you’re a part of, it’s disappointing to lose your senior-most participant for an prolonged interval, and Shikhar is probably the most profitable opener on this event,” Punjab Kings’ assistant coach Brad Haddin stated.
“Shikhar shall be assessed after we are in Delhi after which hopefully, we are able to have extra constructive information for the final couple of video games. Fingers crossed…”
On paper, the crew nonetheless has its playoffs hopes alive and must win all three remaining video games.
In response to Haddin, the crew’s focus has been to ensure it really works on the teachings from the CSK recreation and concentrates on the fixture in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which additionally has eight factors from 11 video games, however enjoys a greater Internet Run Fee.
“We didn’t begin nicely, however now, we’re taking part in excellent cricket and we have to construct on that momentum,” RCB’s Swapnil Singh stated, including: “All three video games are essential and if we are able to win them, we are going to give ourselves one of the best likelihood to achieve the playoffs…”