Senior India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan may not be in the scheme of things in any format as far as a place in the national side is concerned. However, given the character that the veteran opener is, he is perhaps content focusing on what needs to be done at his end rather than worrying too much about what is not in his control. And days after he was named as the captain of the Punjab Kings (PBKS) franchise in their list of retained players, Dhawan has hit the nets in a bid to give his best shot in the forthcoming season of the tournament.
Dhawan took to Instagram to share a video of himself batting in the nets. "Returning to the #cricket pitch, where each shot feels like a reunion with an old friend," the 38-year-old captioned the video.
Take a look at the video of Dhawan working on refining his skills here:
IPL 2024 Auction Set To Take Place In Dubai
Meanwhile, the IPL 2024 Auction is all set to take place in Dubai. This means that the bidding war will take place for the first time at a venue outside India. While the actual cricketing action has taken place in South Africa and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the past, auction has never happened outside India till date. IPL 2024 Mini-Auction is slated to happen on December 19.
List Of Players Retained And Released By PBKS Ahead Of IPL 2024 Auction
Players released by PBKS: Mohit Rathee, Raj Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh
Players retained by PBKS:
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh