IPL 2023 Auction PBKS Squad Highlights
At the IPL 2023 mini-auction in Kochi, franchises spent big on all-rounders. Sam Curran became the most expensive player in the history of the cash-rich T20 league when Punjab Kings signed him for INR 18.5 crore. Punjab Kings broke the records for England all-rounder Sam Curran on Friday, kicking off the IPL 2023 mini-auction in Kochi with a bang. Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe was the next-largest purchase for Punjab, costing INR 50 lakh.
PBKS Team Players List 2023
With an almost blank slate and a massive budget of Rs 32.2 crore, PBKS will once more enter the IPL 2023 mini auction prepared to rebuild the team. Here is a list of the players on each franchise’s roster as of the 2023 IPL auction, along with their respective salaries:
| Player | Role | Auction Price (INR) | Country |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Batsman | 50 Lakh | Sri Lanka |
| Shahrukh Khan | Batsman | 9 Crore | India |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Batsman | 8.25 Crore | India |
| Prabhsimran Singh | WK-Batsman | 60 Lakh | India |
| Jitesh Sharma | WK-Batsman | 20 Lakh | India |
| Jonny Bairstow | WK-Batsman | 6.75 crore | England |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | 4 Crore | India |
| Raj Bawa | Bowler | 2 Crore | India |
| Nathan Ellis | Bowler | 75 Lakh | Australia |
| Harpreet Brar | Bowler | 3.80 Crore | India |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler | 5.25 Crore | India |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler | 9.25 Crore | South Africa |
| Baltej Singh | All-rounder | 20 Lakh | India |
| Liam Livingstone | All-rounder | 11.50 Crore | England |
| Rishi Dhawan | All-rounder | 55 Lakh | India |
| Atharva Taide | All-rounder | 20 Lakh | India |
| Sam Curran | All-rounder | 18.50 crore | England |
| Sikandar Raza | All-rounder | 50 lakh | Zimbabwe |
| Harpreet Bhatia | Batsman | 40 lakh | India |
| Vidwath Kaverappa | Bowler | 20 lakh | India |
| Mohit Rathee | All-rounder | 20 lakh | India |
| Shivam Singh | All-rounder | 20 lakh | India |
PBKS Team Captain 2023
The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) franchise was founded in 2008 but has yet to claim a championship after 15 seasons. Punjab Kings finished as the season’s runner-up in 2014. Mayank Agarwal, the Punjab team’s captain from the previous season, has already been fired and discharged. Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan has replaced him. Despite only having captained PBKS for one game last year, Shikhar Dhawan will be the 14th captain in the team’s IPL history.
PBKS Team Retained Players 2023
Sixteen players from the PBKS team who participated in the IPL 2022 kept their place. Among the top-performing foreign players kept by the team are Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Kagiso Rabada. Young players like Rahul Chahar, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma, and Harpreet Brar have also received support from the team management.
| Name | Role | Price (INR) |
| Shikhar Dhawan (c) | Batter | 8.25 crore |
| Shahrukh Khan | Batter | 9 crore |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Batter-Wicketkeeper | 50 lakh |
| Jonny Bairstow | Batter-Wicketkeeper | 6.75 crore |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Batter-Wicketkeeper | 60 lakh |
| Jitesh Sharma | Batter-Wicketkeeper | 20 lakh |
| Raj Bawa | All-rounder | 2 crore |
| Rishi Dhawan | Bowler | 55 lakh |
| Liam Livingstone | All-rounder | 11.50 crore |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler | 9.25 crore |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | 4 crore |
| Baltej Singh | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| Atharva Taide | All-rounder | 20 lakh |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler | 5.25 crore |
| Harpreet Brar | Bowler | 3.80 crore |
| Nathan Ellis | Bowler | 75 lakh |
PBKS Team Released Players 2023
Mayank Agarwal was fired as captain after his batting average declined (to 196 runs in 12 innings), and his side finished sixth in the standings. Important pacers like Vaibhav Arora, Ishan Porel, and Sandeep Sharma were let go from the team.
| Name | Role | Price (INR) |
| Mayank Agarwal | Batter | 12 crore |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | 2 crore |
| Benny Howell | All-rounder | 40 lakh |
| Ishan Porel | Bowler | 25 lakh |
| Ansh Patel | Bowler | 20 lakh |
| Odean Smith | All-rounder | 6 crore |
| Prerak Mankad | All-rounder | 20 lakh |
| Sandeep Sharma | Bowler | 50 lakh |
| Writtick Chatterjee | Bowler | 20 lakh |
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