Punjab Kings have been through a major overhaul with a new head coach and new captain for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. The franchise parted with head coach Trevor Bayliss and head of cricket development Sanjay Bangar after two disappointing seasons.

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan spoke about his retirement and why he didn't have any inspiration to play domestic cricket and continue for long while Sri Lanka take on New Zealand in the second and final Test match of the series at Galle. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on Sept 26.

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket last month mentioned that just playing IPL and putting in two-three months of hard work wasn't enough for him to get going. Dhawan said that he was content with what he could achieve in his lifetime.

Legends League Cricket 2024 Live: The recently retired cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik are set to be part of the third edition of the tournament which will begin on Friday (September 20) and will be played at three different venues.

India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has shared his diet in his latest Instagram post highlighting the importance of homemade meals to stay supremely fit. On the occasion of World Nutrition Week, Dhawan has urged his followers to rethink their food choices with his Instagram post.

All six teams confirmed their retained players list on Wednesday and will enter the LLC 2024 player auction on Thursday. Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik have joined the league for the first time with the latter being named captain for Southern Super Stars.

"Legends League Cricket is back for another season and we are very excited to also be playing in Kashmir this season. This is a huge opportunity for the people of Kashmir to come to the stadium and watch live cricketing action for the first time in almost 40 years," LLC co-founder Raman Raheja said.

Shikhar Dhawan had announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Saturday, August 24 through a video posted across several social media platforms. He is regarded as one of the best modern-day openers.

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the fourth-most successful opening pair in the history of ODI cricket. The dynamic pair aggregated 5148 runs for the Men in Blue in 115 ODIs at an average of 45.55 and struck 18-century and 15 half-century stands.

Shikhar Dhawan donned the Indian jersey for 13 years across formats. He last represented India in an ODI series after the T20 World Cup 2022 against New Zealand. Dhawan had a sensational Test debut in 2013 against Australia and created a historical record.

Shikhar Dhawan represented five franchises during his 17-year-long IPL career. He started his IPL career with Delhi Daredevils in 2008 and went on to play for Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings.

Shikhar Dhawan has played 34 Test matches, 167 ODIs and 68 T20 Internationals for Team India. Dhawan made his international debut against Australia in Visakhapatnam.

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"But when you go into the World Cup which won’t have the impact player rule, the impact of it would be seen definitely and that is a differentiator and how we adapt to the conditions is what will matter the most," Shikhar Dhawan said.

Punjab Kings have announced a new captain for their final league stage game of IPL 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. With Sam Curran leaving for national duty after the game against Rajasthan Royals, the Punjab side will have a new leader, which could be signs for the future.

CSK vs PBKS IPL 2024 Playing XIs: Stand-in Captain Sam Curran won the crucial toss as Punjab Kings elected to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Chennai Super Kings dropped Matheesha Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande from their last starting eleven.

KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024: After forcing to bat first, in-form openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt recorded brilliant fifties to help Kolkata Knight Riders post a 261 total but Punjab Kings pulled off a record-shattering chase with eight balls to spare.

Punjab Kings have missed their regular captain Shikhar Dhawan for the last few matches with Sam Curran stepping in as the leader of the pack. But that hasn't changed their fortunes as the Kings have lost their last four matches. Will Dhawan return for KKR game and help PBKS return to winning ways?

PBKS vs GT IPL 2024: Young Indian spinner Sai Kishore claimed four wickets to bowl out Punjab Kings to 142 and then Rahul Tewatia smashed unbeaten 36 runs off just 18 balls to lead Gujarat Titans to an easy three-wicket win in Mullanpur.

PBKS vs MI IPL 2024 Playing XIs: Stand-in skipper Sam Curran won the crucial toss and Punjab Kings elected to bowl first against Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians in Mullanpur. The star South African batter Rilee Rossouw replaced struggling Jonny Bairstow for the hosts.