Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals Practice

The countdown of the IPL has started at the Maharaja Yadwinder Singh Cricket Stadium built in Mullanpur by the Punjab Cricket Association. The IPL match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals is to be played here on March 23. This will be the first match of IPL in the new stadium. The teams of Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals practiced in the stadium on Thursday for this match. Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan and Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant were not present in this practice session. However, he reached the Chandigarh airport late at 8 pm. The Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals captains have gone to attend the opening ceremony of the IPL. In the absence of these two captains, the players of both the teams reached Mullanpur Cricket Stadium at 2 pm. Here, by putting a net on the pitch, they practiced till 6 pm for batting and bowling. Akshar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khalil Ahmed and Prithvi Shah were also seen taking shots along with Delhi Capitals’ consultant batsman David Warner. At the same time, fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh, Matthew Short, Prabhasimran Singh, Sikandar Raza and Liam Livingstone and the team players tried their hand at bowling in the Punjab Kings team.

Yavuraj Singh’s Stand Disappeared

The stand written in the name of Yuvraj Singh, former cricketer of the Indian team, former captain of Punjab Ranji and famous as Sixer Kings, has not yet been installed in the stadium, while the stand in the name of Harbhajan Singh has been installed.

In PCA, Both the World Champions Made a Stand Together

A Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh stand was built inside the stadium by the Punjab Cricket Association to honor Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh, who won the World Cup in 2022, and Harbhajan Singh, popularly known as the Turbinator, at the IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in Mohali. . It was inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. During this, Yuvraj and Harbhajan Singh themselves were present. At the same time, only the Harbhajan Singh stand has been built in Mullanpur Cricket Stadium of Punjab Cricket Association.