IPL 2023: 5 Players Punjab Kings might release ahead of mini-auction
Punjab Kings faced yet another disappointing campaign in IPL 2022 as they finished sixth on the points table with seven wins in 14 games.
3. Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan is renowned for his ferocious hitting skills and has set the Indian domestic circuit ablaze with his breathtaking knocks. The 27-year-old showed his batting prowess in the 14th edition of the IPL as he smashed 153 runs in 11 games for Punjab Kings at a strike rate of 134.51.
PBKS went hammer and tongs for the ace finisher at the mega auction 2022 and eventually grabbed him for a staggering sum of INR nine crore. However, Shahrukh could not do justice to the price tag and had a miserable campaign where he scored just 117 runs in eight matches at a poor strike rate of 108.33.
While the Tamil Nadu batter struggled to find his groove, Jitesh Sharma just killed it in his debut season. The wicketkeeper batter scored 234 runs in ten innings at a sensational strike rate of 163.64. With Jitesh nailing the finisher role, Punjab could let go of Shahrukh and free up a substantial amount which could be used to fill up holes in the squad.
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