Punjab Kings (PBKS) are heading into a new era in the coming IPL 2025 season under the leadership of the former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, check out their best probable starting XI from their squad players list
The franchise has seemingly assembled a well-rounded coaching and support staff, and Ponting’s arrival marks an Australia-dominant support staff team.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL 2025 predicted playing 11, full squad players list, owner, captain, team head coach, coaching support staff and management
Punjab Kings best XI
1 Prab Simran Singh
2 Marcus Stoinis ✈️
3 Sheryas Iyer (C)
4 Jos Inglis (WK)✈️
5 Glenn Maxwell✈️
6 Shashank Singh
7 Nehal Wadhera
8 Marco Jansen✈️
9 Yuzi Chahal
10 Arshadeep Singh
11 Kuldeep SenImpact player : Brar/P Arya
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PBKS will be looking to secure their maiden IPL title in the upcoming season, as the franchise owners witness a major overhaul.
Punjab Kings owners
The PBKS have four owners in the form of Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman, and Karan Paul. Dabur group’s Mohit Burman owns a majority 46% stake, while Wadia group’s Ness Wadia owns a 23% stake. Meanwhile, Preity Zinta owns 23%.
PBKS coaches and support staff for IPL 2025 season
Given below is the full list of the coaches and support staff for Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2025 season:
Role | Coach / Staff |
Head Coach | Ricky Ponting |
Assistant | Brad Haddin |
Bowling Coach | James Hopes |
S&C Coach | Adrian le Roux |
Spin Bowling Coach | Sunil Joshi |
Physio | Andrew Leipus |
Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL 2025 Squad
Given below is the Punjab Kings’ squad for the IPL 2025 season:
Player | Price |
Shashank Singh | Retained |
Prabhsimran Singh | Retained |
Arshdeep Singh | 18 crore INR |
Shreyas Iyer | 26.75 crore INR |
Yuzvendra Chahal | 18 crore INR |
Marcus Stoinis | 11 crore INR |
Glenn Maxwell | 4.20 crore INR |
Nehal Wadhera | 4.20 crore INR |
Harpreet Brar | 1.50 crore INR |
Vishnu Vinod | 95 lakh INR |
Vyshak Vijay Kumar | 1.80 crore INR |
Yash Thakur | 1.60 crore INR |
Josh Inglis | 2.60 crore INR |
Lockie Ferguson | 2.00 crore INR |
Marco Jansen | 7.00 crore INR |
Azmatullah Omarzai | 2.40 crore INR |
Sai Kishore | 2 Crore INR |
Harnoor Pannu | 30 Lakh INR |
Kuldeep Sen | 80 Lakh INR |
Priyansh Arya | 3.80 Crore INR |
Aaron Hardie | 1.25 Crore INR |
Musheer Khan | 30 Lakh INR |
Suryansh Shedge | 30 Lakh INR |
Pyla Avinash | 30 Lakh INR |
Pravin Dubey | 30 Lakh INR |
Punjab Kings best probable playing 11 for IPL 2025 season
Heading into the competition, the Kings secured an explosive batting order with a perfect blend of experience and youth. Aside from the batting order that includes Maxwell and Stoinis, the team has a good Indian bowling core. The have the likes of Lockie Ferguson as a backup player, Omarzai as a starter, Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran, and Shashank. Overall, with Ricky Ponting at the helm, the team have a well-rounded squad with different combinations. While the captain hasn’t been named yet, it is likely to be Shreyas Iyer.
Given below is the team’s probable starting XI:
- Prabhsimran Singh
- Josh Inglis (wk)
- Shreyas Iyer (c)
- Nehal Wadhera
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marcus Stoinis
- Shashank Singh
- Marco Jansen
- Yash Thakur
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Harpreet Brar
Bench:
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Priyansh Arya
- Vishnu Vinod
- Lockie Ferguson
- Xavier Bartlett
- Kudeep Sen
- Vyshak Vijaykumar
- Aaron Hardie
- Pravin Dubey
- Suryansh Shegde
- Pyla Avinash
- Musheer Khan
- Harnoor Singh