Mayank Agarwal Has Been Named As The Captain Of Punjab Kings Ahead Of IPL 2022 And More Cricket News

Mayank Agarwal has been named as the captain of Punjab Kings ahead of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, which is set to kickstart on March 26. The franchise made the official announcement through their social media handles on February 28.

Agarwal, who has been a part of the leadership group earlier while serving as the deputy to KL Rahul, was the frontrunner for the role after Rahul was not retained by the franchise before the mega auction, leaving the captain’s spot vacant.

Meanwhile, Agarwal was one of the two retained players alongside young pacer Arshdeep Singh before the 2022 mega auction, where the Kings entered with the heaviest purse and shopped well, acquiring the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Odean Amith, Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Chahar amongst others.

Agarwal, who has been a part of the league since 2011 and has represented Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and Rising Pune Supergiants, has been with the Punjab-based franchise since 2018. In his 100-match IPL career, he has amassed 2135 runs at 23.46, striking over 135.

Vinod Kambli, the former Indian batter was arrested on 27th February 2022 for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. Kambli dashed into another car, and that car is owned by former Indian cricketer Ramesh Powar’s wife, Tajaswani Powar.

Manjunath Singhe, the Deputy Commissioner of Police confirmed that Kambli was driving his vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and the case will now be investigated by the Bandra Police.

Vishnu Solanki was dealt with another shocking news just 2 weeks after the death of his newborn child. On 10th February 2022, Vinod became a father to a baby girl. However, disaster struck him as the girl died the very next day.

However, Solanki did not let this bog him down as he returned back to his Ranji Trophy duties and scored a ton against the Chandigarh outfit. But then, on 27th Febru

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