Since his last appearance against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 9, the 38-year-old has been absent from three matches, with Sam Curran taking on the captaincy role in his absence. According to Sunil Joshi, the spin bowling coach of PBKS, Dhawan is currently undergoing a recovery regimen. There is hope that the left-handed batsman will be fit to make a comeback in the team's next fixture in Chennai. "He was in form and we really missed his batting services. We saw him batting yesterday, going through the nets and everything," Joshi said on the eve of their match against KKR.
