The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is set to kick off on March 22 with a marquee match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai, according to the initial schedule announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on February 22.
Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) will begin its campaign on March 23 against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Mohali. After that, they will take on RCB on March 25 in Bengaluru. Afterwards, the PBKS team will compete against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT). The schedule for the second phase will be announced later, once the Lok Sabha election schedule is released.
Here is the complete PBKS squad and the list of players acquired by the Punjab-based franchise at the auction. The PBKS squad consists of 25 players, including eight overseas players.
Punjab Kings Team's IPL 2024 Full Squad:
| Wicketkeepers | Batters | All-rounders | Bowlers |
| Jonny Bairstow (ENG) | Shikhar Dhawan (c) | Liam Livingstone (ENG) | Harpreet Brar |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Harpreet Bhatia | Atharva Taide | Arshdeep Singh |
| Jitesh Sharma | Rilee Rossouw (SA) | Rishi Dhawan | Kagiso Rabada (SA) |
| Shashank Singh | Sam Curran (ENG) | Nathan Ellis (AUS) | |
| Sikandar Raza (ZIM) | Rahul Chahar | ||
| Shivam Singh | Vidhwath Kaverappa | ||
| Chris Woakes (ENG) | Prince Choudhary | ||
| Ashutosh Sharma | |||
| Vishwanath Singh | |||
| Tanay Thyagarajan | |||
| Harshal Patel |
PBKS Team's Big Buys in the IPL 2024 auction:
Harshal Patel - Rs. 11.75 crore
Chris Woakes - Rs. 4.20 crore
Ashutosh Sharma - Rs. 20 lakh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh - Rs. 20 lakh
Shashank Singh - Rs. 20 lakh
Tanay Thyagarajann - Rs. 20 lakh
Prince Choudhary - Rs. 20 lakh
Rilee Rossouw - Rs. 8 crore
PKBS Team's purse and available slots
PBKS Purse remaining: Rs. 4.15 crore
PBKS total player slots available: 0
PBKS total overseas player slots available: 0
PBKS team's IPL setbacks
Kings XI Punjab, now known as Punjab Kings, are among the teams that have yet to claim the IPL Trophy. Despite reaching the semifinals in 2008 and finishing as runners-up in 2014, the PBKS team was defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets in Bangalore.
The franchise has endured a string of disappointing seasons, failing to qualify for the playoffs for nine years. Their frequent changes in team captains have impeded their ability to establish a winning formula.
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