 "Punjab Kings have reportedly decided to retain Shashank Singh (In photo) and Prabhsimran Singh. AP")
Punjab Kings list of retained and released players: Punjab Kings (PBKS) have retained just two uncapped players in Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore) and Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore) ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction scheduled for later this year.
This means Punjab Kings have gone for a major overhaul of the squad, after they missed out on the playoffs once again in IPL 2024. Punjab Kings had finished ninth out of 10 teams in IPL 2024 with 10 points. Punjab Kings will go into the IPL 2025 mega auction with the biggest purse among all ten teams (Rs 110.50 crore)
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Skipper Shikhar Dhawan played only five matches for Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 before a shoulder injury ruled him out for the rest of the season. Sam Curran led the franchise for a major part of the season, whereas Jitesh Sharma led the team in their final match of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
PBKS’ list of retained players: Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore) and Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore).
PBKS list of released players: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, Chris Woakes, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajann, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel.
IPL 2025 mega auction purse remaining for PBKS: Rs 110.5 crore
Surprise omissions for PBKS: Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Jonny Bairstow.
IPL 2025 RTM slots remaining for PBKS: PBKS have 4 RTM card options remaining, all of them for capped players.
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Punjab Kings had retained only two players before the IPL 2022 mega auction. Mayank Agarwal had been retained for Rs 14 crore, whereas Arshdeep Singh, who was uncapped that time was retained for Rs 4 crore. Mayank Agarwal moved on from Punjab Kings ahead of the 2023 season, and played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023 and the 2024 seasons.
Arshdeep, on the other hand, remained with PBKS, and picked up 46 wickets between the 2022 and 2024 seasons. Arshdeep, however, has been released by PBKS despite taking 19 wickets in IPL 2024.