Spin bowling coach gives update on Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan's injury ahead of MI vs PBKS IPL 2024 match

Shikhar Dhawan injury update: Shikhar Dhawan is adding to the troubles of Punjab Kings. The Punjab captain was out of the last match played against Rajasthan Royals due to a shoulder injury. Now Punjab will play its seventh match in IPL 2024 today (April 18) against Mumbai Indians. But whether Shikhar Dhawan will return in this match or not remains a big question. Now Punjab's spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi has given an update regarding Dhawan's fitness.

Sunil Joshi told that Dhawan is undergoing rehab after shoulder injury. Before the match against Mumbai, Punjab's spin bowling coach said in the press conference, “Regarding Shikhar, the team will update the team. Currently, he is in his rehab.”

Let us tell you that earlier in the update on Dhawan's injury, it was said that he may stay away from action for about 7 to 10 days. In such a situation, there is very little hope of him playing in the match against Mumbai today. After Mumbai, Punjab will play its next match against Gujarat Titans on Sunday, April 21 and Shikhar may remain out of this match also.

Sam Curran will captain

Earlier, in the match against Rajasthan, Sam Curran took charge of Punjab Kings in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan. Now in the match against Mumbai also, only Sam Curran can take charge of Punjab Kings in the absence of Dhawan.

Punjab is in bad shape

It is noteworthy that Punjab Kings have played 6 matches so far, in which they have won only 2. After 2 wins, the team is at eighth position in the points table. Punjab started the tournament with a win. In the first match, Punjab under the captaincy of Dhawan had defeated Delhi. Then in the next two matches they had to face defeat against Bengaluru and Lucknow respectively. After this, Punjab defeated Gujarat in the next match. But then, in the next two matches, Punjab faced defeat against Hyderabad and Rajasthan.

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