Punjab Kings (PBKS) Full Squad LIVE Updates: Punjab Kings might just be a little more aggressive than other franchises with more than 80 per cent of their purse still intact.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Full Squad Updates IPL 2022 – Day 1
Punjab Kings rope in Jitesh Sharma after getting the services of Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Sharukh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan and Kagiso Rabada. Dhawan would be a great addition at the top of the order while Rabada is a wicket-taker and can turn matches on its head with his ability to bowl in various stages of the match. All in all, Punjab would be satisfied with what they have got up until now in the auction.
Punjab Kings have only retained two players and have let go most of their squad, some of which they would look to buy in the upcoming auctions. Mayank Agarwal has been brilliant for the franchise in the last couple of seasons and Arshdeep Singh has come of age as a bowler and is one of the best death bowlers in the tournament, given the kind of performances he has been able to come up for quite some time now.
However, there is work that needs to be done and the auction is one place where you can get it right. Having retained only a couple of players, Punjab has the advantage of going for more players as they have more slots to be filled along with more money as compared to some of the other franchises who have spent big in order to retain some of their big names. So the Kings would go to the auction with no baggage and their primary objective would be to get a pool of players who can win them games almost single-handedly.
Punjab Kings can be a little more aggressive with almost 80 per cent of their purse still intact and it won’t come as a surprise if they really make up their mind to go for certain players who can play an aggressive brand of cricket.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Retained Ahead of IPL Auction 2022
Mayank Agarwal (₹12 crore)
Arshdeep Singh (₹4 crore)
List of Players Bought at IPL 2022 Mega Auction by Punjab Kings
Shikhar Dhawan (₹8.25 crore)
Kagiso Rabada (₹9.25 crore)
Jonny Bairstow (6.75 crore)
Rahul Chahar (5.25 crore)
Shahrukh Khan (9.00 crore)
Harpreet Brar (3.80 crore)
Prabhsimran Singh (60 lakhs)
Jitesh Sharma (20 lakhs)
Odean Smith (6 Crore)
Liam Livingstone (11.5 Crore)
Ishan Porel (25 Lakh)
Sandeep Sharma (50 Lakh)
Raj Angad Bawa (2 Crore)
Rishi Dhawan (55 Lakh)
Prerak Mankad (20 Lakh)
Vaibhav Arora (2 Crore)
Writtick Chatterjee (20 Lakh)
Baltej Dhanda (20 Lakh)
Ansh Patel (20 Lakh)