Based on the assembled squad, here’s a look at how PBKS could field its strongest playing XI for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) retained only two players ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. They only kept Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, and it is no surprise that they were among the most active teams during the auction.
They bought 20 players at the auction and have 22 players in total. Their biggest move was acquiring Shreyas Iyer after intense bidding for INR 26.75 crore.
They also acquired Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal for INR 18 crore each before buying Marcus Stoinis for INR 11 crore. On Day 2, PBKS went all out for Marco Jansen and listed him for INR 7 crores in other big moves.
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PBKS Player List and Squad for IPL 2025:
Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen , Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge.
Based on the team assembled above, let’s see how PBKS could organize its strongest playing XI for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
Strongest PBKS Playing XI for IPL 2025:
Marcus Stoinis Prabhsimran Singh (wk) Shreyas Iyer Nehal Wadhera Shashank Singh Glenn Maxwell Marco Jansen Harpreet Brar Lockie Ferguson Arshdeep Singh Yuzvendra Chahal
Bench: Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Josh Inglis, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge
Strongest points:
Punjab Kings have pace batsmen at the top and bottom and spin batsmen in the middle. They have in Jansen one of the best Indian pacers and overseas all-rounders. They have one of the best attacking spinners in Chahal and a solid defensive spinner in Brar. The pacemaker boosters are decent.
Weakest points:
They only have one LHB in the top seven. Glenn Maxwell may not be okay with being ranked No. 6, given his issues with difficult distances.
Who will captain PBKS in IPL 2025?
The acquisition of Shreyas Iyer at such a high price suggests that they are considering him as their next captain. No other player on the current squad seems as prepared as him for this role.
He has previous experience leading two franchises – Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He led DC to the final of IPL 2020 and won the title with KKR last season.
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