Punjab Kings have fixed their places in the team for the retention list ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. Punjab Kings, considered the least successful team in IPL, submitted the final list of retained players to the BCCI on Thursday, October 31.
Notably, the BCCI had set a deadline of October 31 for all franchises to fix their list of retained players for the IPL 2025 auction. As per the rules, each franchise can retain 6 players in their team for IPL 2025.
Of these, there may be 5 or fewer capped players and 2 or fewer uncapped members. Additionally, a franchise has a total salary cap of Rs. 120 crore, of which they can spend Rs. 75 crores for its retention.
Punjab Kings finished 9th in the points table last season
Punjab Kings finished at 9th place last season with another poor show. Notably, the Punjab Kings have never made the playoffs since the 2014 season where they finished as runners-up.
Led by Shikhar Dhawan, PBKS won 5 games and lost 9 out of 14. With 10 points, they finished in 9th place out of 10 teams. Therefore, they are among the worst performers of the season.
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Shashank Singh and Harshal Patel gave the team’s best performances
Shashank Singh was a surprise pick for the Punjab Kings last season but he came in with an impressive performance. The right-handed batsman scored 354 runs in 14 games at an average of 44+ and a strike rate of 164+.
Next on the list was Prabhsiman Singh, who scored 334 runs in 14 games. Among the bowlers, Harshal Patel took the most 24 wickets in 14 games for the team, followed by Arshdeep Singh with 19 scalps.
Interestingly, Harshal Patel was also the highest wicket-taker of the season and won the purple cap. However, there was a marked difference between their show and the team’s performance.
Since Punjab has failed to reach the playoffs for many seasons, they will make many changes to their team during the IPL 2025 auction. Below is the list of retained team members.
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IPL 2025 Auction: Below is PBKS Retention List and Retained Players List
According to SportsTak, PBKS has decided to retain the following players ahead of IPL retention in 2025:
1. Prabhsimran Singh (uncapped)
2. Shashank Singh (uncapped)