{"id":26024,"date":"2024-04-14T02:36:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T02:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/14\/we-were-very-clear-coach-sanjay-bangar-sheds-light-on-punjab-kings-captaincy-controversy-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T02:36:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T02:36:08","slug":"we-were-very-clear-coach-sanjay-bangar-sheds-light-on-punjab-kings-captaincy-controversy-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/14\/we-were-very-clear-coach-sanjay-bangar-sheds-light-on-punjab-kings-captaincy-controversy-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We were very clear&#8230;&#8217;: Coach Sanjay Bangar sheds light on Punjab Kings&#8217; captaincy controversy | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109281075,imgsize-78794.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;We were very clear&#8230;&#8217;: Coach Sanjay Bangar sheds light on Punjab Kings&#8217; captaincy controversy | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;We were very clear&#8230;&#8217;: Coach Sanjay Bangar sheds light on Punjab Kings&#8217; captaincy controversy | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/kings-xi-punjab\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Punjab Kings<\/a> found themselves embroiled in controversy on social media as fans voiced their displeasure over the unexpected appointment of <!-- -->Sam Curran<!-- --> as captain in place of the injured <!-- -->Shikhar Dhawan<!-- --> during their <!-- -->IPL 2024<!-- --> match against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a>. <br \/>The decision raised eyebrows particularly as <!-- -->Jitesh Sharma<!-- --> had been earlier designated as the franchise&#8217;s &#8216;vice-captain&#8217;.<br \/>IPL 2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/points-table\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">POINTS TABLE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-orange-cap-winner\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">ORANGE CAP<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-purple-cap-winner\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">PURPLE CAP<\/a><br \/>PBKS head coach <!-- -->Sanjay Bangar<!-- --> addressed the brewing storm in a post-match clarification after their narrow three-wicket loss at home. He shed light on the situation, explaining that while Jitesh Sharma represented the Punjab franchise in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL<\/a> captain&#8217;s shoot ahead of the season, he was never officially designated as the vice-captain.<\/p>\n<p>Bangar revealed that the decision to send Jitesh to the pre-season event in Chennai was in accordance with IPL directives, which stated that any player could represent the franchise at the captain&#8217;s seminar. He further clarified that Curran was initially slated to attend the event but missed it due to his late arrival from the UK.<br \/>&#8220;Jitesh wasn&#8217;t the designated vice-captain. 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