After Mayank Agarwal was released by Punjab Kings, former India star Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his opinions.
Mayank Agarwal of the Punjab Kings was a notable name among the older players released by the Indian Premier League (IPL) clubs prior to the 2023 auction. In IPL 2022, he served as the team’s captain. Punjab under his management placed sixth in the 10-team league. Mayank’s own performance was also not fantastic, scoring 196 runs at an average of 16.33 in 13 games. He was one of the nine athletes that Punjab freed on Tuesday. After the release of the nine players, Punjab has now left with INR 32.2 crore in their bank account. Mayank was retained for INR 14 crore prior to the IPL 2022.
After Agarwal was released by Punjab Kings, former India star Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his opinions. “See, Mayank Agarwal’s case is quite fascinating because, among other things, his high price doesn’t help when he’s had a horrible season. There is a temptation to release that player and use the money to maybe repurchase or consider other options. But Mayank Agarwal is the thing. You can’t play this game if you’re a good guy too much “According to Sanjay Manjrekar on Star Sports.
“With KL Rahul at the top of the order, he had a tremendous few seasons. He actually outperformed KL Rahul at the top position, was named captain, and in an ideal world, a person would have another year to establish themselves. The worst thing that could have occurred to him is that he would have given up his stellar opening spot and dropped down the order. As a result, it became harder to hit, and when the runs didn’t come, the pressure increased. I feel bad for him, but teams seeking an opener will find him to be a very enticing option because he will help you reach large scores with a strike rate of 150 to 160 and is effective against both pace and spin.”
Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Raj Angad Bawa, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Baltej Singh Dhanda, Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Nathan Ellis, and Bhanuka Rajapakse were among the players Punjab
Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Sandeep Sharma, and Writtick Chatterjee were all released from their contracts.
