In the recently ended IPL auction, the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Punjab Kings (PBKS) purchased eight players in preparation for the 2024 competition. The largest acquisition made by the franchise was Indian medium bowler Harshal Patel (Rs. 11.75 crore), who was followed by South African batsman Rilee Rossouw (Rs. 8 crore) after a heated bidding battle with the Delhi Capitals during the accelerated auction.
Together with a group of homegrown talent, England all-rounder Chris Woakes was also purchased for Rs. 4.20 crore.
PBKS probable playing XI: Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan/Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, and Jitesh Sharma (wk) are the players who were substituted for Shikhar Dhawan (c).
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), and Rilee Rossouw (Rs. 8 crore) are the PBKS players bought at the IPL 2024 auction.
PBKS IPL 2024 SQUAD
Jonny Bairstow (ENG), Prabhsimran Singh, and Jitesh Sharma are the wicketkeepers.
Batters: Shashank Singh, Rilee Rossouw (SA), Harpreet Bhatia, and Shikhar Dhawan.
All-rounders: Chris Woakes (ENG), Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harshal Patel, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Shivam Singh, and Liam Livingstone (ENG).
Bowlers: Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Nathan Ellis (AUS), and Harpreet Brar.
