As the IPL’s consistent underachievers, Punjab Kings have a talent for constantly chopping and changing. The fact that they haven’t advanced past the group stage of the Premier League since 2014 says a lot about their commercial practices. After each cycle, they also have a tendency to restart, and they entered the auction with a similar strategy this time as well.
After keeping only two uncapped players, they had the biggest purse (110.5 crore), and now that Ricky Ponting is the new head coach, they have been able to sign some great players. The team, which is based in Punjab, has put together a strong team and is trying to change their luck.
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1. IPL winning captain:
During Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, which took place at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Shreyas Iyer, who led the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their IPL title victory the previous season, was sold to PBKS for Rs 26.75 crore, making him the second most expensive signing in IPL history. But a few moments later, when LSG lavished Rs 27 crore on Rishabh Pant, he smashed his record.
2. Good All-rounders:
During the mega IPL auction Punjab Kings got a good all-rounders going into IPL 2025. Punjab Kings has a good option of players who can help with bat and ball. They got Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen during the auction. While Shashank Singh retained by the team. Punjab Kings always had a problem with all rounders earlier before. But this time it’s looks like their problem is solved.
3. Good bowling unit:
The bowling unit appears even more superior. Marco Jansen was a great investment and has the potential to make a significant impact with both bat and bowl. As the new-ball bowler who can also produce in the last moments, Arshdeep Singh will handle the spin department alongside Harpreet Brar and Chahal.
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