Here's Why Shikhar Dhawan Isn't Playing Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2023 Match

Punjab Kings' regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan sustained an injury in his last appearance in IPL 2023 and therefore has been ruled out of tonight's PBKS vs LSG IPL 2023 game due to a niggle.

Punjab Kings' regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan sustained an injury in his last appearance in IPL 2023 and therefore has been ruled out of tonight's PBKS vs LSG IPL 2023 game due to a niggle.

Source : PTI

LSG vs PBKS IPL 2023 match: England star Sam Curran is leading franchise Punjab Kings (PBKS) against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday (April 15). Punjab's regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan sustained an injury in his last appearance in IPL 2023 and therefore has been ruled out of tonight's PBKS vs LSG IPL 2023 game due to a niggle. Shikhar Dhawan currently holds the Orange Cap after scoring 233 runs in 4 IIPL 2023 matches played so far. 

Here's what Sam Curran said about Shikhar Dhawan's absence from PBKS vs LSG IPL 2023 match

"Shikhar picked up an injury last game, don't know how bad it is but hopefully he won't be out long. His absence is huge, we've got two Indian batters coming in and Raza is back in the XI. The conditions looks good," Curran said after winning the toss and opting to bowl.

Here's what Kl Rahul said after losing the toss

"First game on this strip, anything would have worked. It is exciting to challenge ourselves on different conditions. It is our first season here, so each game we'll assess and modify. Every game we make a few changes, settle on a 12-13 and take a call depending on the game. Each game we have turned up and we have been challenged every time, but players have found answers," KL Rahul said during the toss.

KL Rahul has so far struggled to score runs in IPL 2023 but going by IPL stats, the LSG star was second highest run scorer last season, scoring 616 runs in 15 IPL matches, including 2 tons and 4 fifties.

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi

Punjab Kings Playing XI: Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh