New Delhi: Last time Tari drowned even after coming ashore for a short time. Defeated in IPL final Punjab Kings. But this time (IPL 2026) Shreyas Iyer-led team has entered the field with extra enthusiasm to win their first title. Vijayarath of Punjab Kings is running fast in IPL. They are the only unbeaten team after 31 matches of the season. Naturally, Punjab Kings are at the top of the league table with the most points. But bad news in the middle of this season. The star cricketer left the Punjab camp.

Talking about Cooper Connolly (Cooper Connolly). The young Australian cricketer is performing very well in his first IPL season. Cooper Connolly has also scored the team’s maximum 223 runs at an average of 55.75 and a strike rate of 163.97 in six matches. In the last match, he played an innings of 87 runs off 46 balls against Lucknow Super Giants as a left-handed cricketer. Punjab Kings have many hopes and hopes around him. However, the star cricketer of the Punjab team returned to the country in the middle of the IPL. But what exactly made Connolly return to Australia?

22-year-old all-rounder Connolly IPLAlthough he batted, he was not seen bowling. Actually he is suffering from back injury. Connolly had to return to Australia to test how fit he was. Connolly also shared a picture from the airport on his arrival in Australia on his social media. Punjab Kings will take on the Delhi Capitals on Saturday, April 25. Ahead of that match, many eyes will be on whether Connolly will be allowed to return to India after a fitness test by Cricket Australia.

Connolly's Instagram story on arrival in Australia
Connolly’s Instagram story on arrival in Australia

If Connolly can’t play at all, it will surely be a big blow for Punjab. Of course, Connolly is the captain of the team Shreyas Iyer From the two openers Prabhasimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, all have been in good form for Punjab. Shreyas’ captaincy is also getting a lot of praise. Even Ashwin is Shreyaske now Indian teamThe captain also demanded to announce. In a recent discussion, he was heard saying, ‘If Shreyas is not chosen as the captain of the Indian T20 cricket team after all this, then I would say it is not a loss for Shreyas. It’s Indian cricket’s loss, BCCI’s loss.’



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