Punjab Kings have made the most expensive signing in the Indian Premier League by picking Sam Curran for 18.5 Crores. Here is the IPL Auction 2023: Punjab Kings Auction Picks, Full Squad, Playing XI, Captain, team players list
Punjab Kings have picked just 6 players in the 2023 auction which cost them 20 Crores. Sam Curran alone cost them 18.5 Cr and the rest 5 players were picked in just 1.5 Cr.
The team does have batting power in the middle but still, they could have done much better in the auction considering the value they had in the purse.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL 2023 Squad, Auction Players List With Price, Team Playing 11, Captain And Coach
IPL Auction 2023: Punjab Kings Top Pick
Sam Curran 18.5 Crores
The English all-rounder and also the man of the tournament of the recently held T20 World Cup Sam Curran have fetched the highest bid in the auction. The franchise went bonkers for the world champion to be on their team but in the end, his former team Punjab sealed the deal.
IPL Auction 2022: Punjab Kings Auction Picks
Sam Punjab also picked an interesting Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikander Raza in the base price. Raza can be very useful in Indian conditions where the spinners get a lot of purchase from the wicket.
Players bought at the 2023 auction: Sam Curran (INR 18.50 crore), Sikandar Raza (INR 50 lakh), Harpreet Bhatia (INR 40 lakh), Vidwath Kaverappa (INR 20 lakh), Mohit Rathee (INR 20 lakh), Shivam Singh (INR 20 lakh).
Purse Remaining: INR 12.2 crore
Total player slots available: 3
Overseas slots available: 1
Punjab Kings Full Squad
PBKS still has concerns about bowling as instead of Rabada and Arshdeep there is no such bowler who can posses a serious threat.
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar.
Playing XI
Head Coach – Trevor Bayliss
Shikhar Dhawan(C), Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar.