King XI Punjab saw a target of 200 chased down in their only IPL finals appearance, and ever since that loss in 2014, the team hasn’t really returned to that level of success.
Punjab finished 6th last year, but missed out on the playoffs due to a negative run rate. The team is heading into the auction with over INR 40 crore with them, which will allow them to bully other teams for top players.
Punjab need 9 players and are probably in the best position heading into the auction. They have dumped the contracts of top bid getter Varun Chakravarthy, and traded Ravichandran Ashwin away. Keeping the likes of Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal gives them a formidable batting unit.
Kings XI Punjab Released Players
Agnivesh Ayachi, Andrew Tye, David Miller, Moises Henriques, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Varun Chakaravarthy
Kings XI Punjab Current Squad
Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, K Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb ur Rahman, M Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan
Kings XI Punjab Player Slots Left
Nine (five domestic, four overseas)
Money Spent
42.30 cr
Money Left
42.70 cr
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