 "Punjab Kings have gone in with a mostl settled squad for IPL 2026. Reuters")
Punjab Kings’ list of retained and released players: The runners-up of last season, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will finally enter an Indian Premier League auction without much work to do. Usually, PBKS enter auction with the heaviest of purses but this year it is different as the team, under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, remains mostly settled.
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Shreyas Iyer had his best IPL season with the bat and impressed everyone with his captaincy as his combination with head coach Ricky Ponting worked wonders for PBKS who are regarded among the weakest teams in the league. The Iyer-Ponting duo made a lot of uncapped players explore their full potential. The likes of Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar and some others played key role in taking PBKS to the final.
With an aim to go one step better and win the trophy this season, PBKS have trusted most of their stars to repeat their last year’s magic.
PBKS list of retained players: Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Shashank Singh, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Musheer Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Arshdeep Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar
Punjab Kings released players: Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey
Punjab Kings remaining slots: 4 (2 overseas)
Punjab Kings (PBKS) purse remaining for IPL 2026 auction: Rs 11.5 crore