The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction is set to take place next month in Kochi. After a long gap of three years, the home-and-away format will be making its comeback. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had set a deadline of November 15 for franchises to submit their list of retained and released players. Also, the purse of every franchise has been increased by Rs 5 crore. Here’s a look at the updated squad of Punjab Kings (PBKS) under their new captain Shikhar Dhawan.
Released players – Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Sandeep Sharma, Writtick Chatterjee
Retained players - Shikhar Dhawan (capt), 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
Remaining purse: Rs 32.2 crore
PBKS’s run in IPL 2022
Punjab had a mixed bag of a season under their under-performing skipper Mayank Agarwal. They were not too far away from the playoff spot as they had seven wins from 14 games and finished seventh on the points table. The Punjab-based franchise is one of those franchises that go big in the IPL auctions but have not been able to produce a trophy-winning team.
