Vijay Hazare Trophy 2017/18: Harbhajan To Lead Punjab, Yuvraj Named Deputy
Published - 02 Feb 2018, 09:28 PM | Updated - 22 Aug 2024, 11:48 PM
Harbhajan Singh will continue to perform the captaincy duties for Punjab as the off-spinner has been named as Punjab’s captain for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2017/18. Yuvraj Singh will continue to assist Bhajji.
Both the players were announced as captain and vice-captain before the start of the season itself.
Once a permanent regular of the Indian cricket team, they found it difficult to get buyers in the IPL auction. Harbhajan drew just one bid from Chennai Super Kings who bought him at his base price of Rs 2 Crore. Yuvraj too drew just one bid and was sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 2 Crore, his base price.
He was once one of the hottest properties in IPL but his price slashed down.
Punjab side includes national players like Siddharth Kaul, Manpreet Gony, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sandeep Sharma and Mandeep Singh.
Kaul bagged a handsome deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 3.8 Crore. Gurkeerat went for Rs 75 Lakh to Delhi Daredevils. Mandeep was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1.40 Crore.
Sandeep was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a huge amount of Rs 3 Crore. Surprisingly, Gony’s name was not called during the auction. He bowled beautifully during Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and seemed to be in rhythm but his name was not called out.
India U19 players, Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma have also been named in Punjab team. Both of them will have a late arrival due to U19 commitments. India U19 team will be playing the final of the tournament tomorrow (February 3).
These two U19 players also found a buyer in the auction. Kolkata Knight Riders went for Gill to buy him for Rs 1.80 Crore while Abhishek went to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 55 Lakh.
Punjab will play its opening contest against Haryana in Alur. The Harbhajan Singh led side will then face Odisha, Baroda, Karnataka, Assam and Railways in their next five league stage games.
Squad: Harbhajan Singh (Captain), Yuvraj Singh (Vice-Captain), Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Abhishek Gupta, Gitansh Khera, Siddharth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Manpreet Singh Grewal, Barinder Singh Sran, Mayank Markande and Sharad Lumba.
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