IPL 2023 – Punjab Kings Team 2023 (PBKS): The 16th edition of the IPL 2023 will once again witness 10 teams battling it out for the coveted trophy. Punjab Kings – who are the winners of the IPL 2022 – will be looking to defend their title next year in IPL 2023.
The Punjab Kings have begun their IPL 2023 campaign by releasing a list of all released and retained players. They have 10 open spots in their squad. They have decided to keep 16 players from last year’s squad while saying goodbye to 9 others. Those 9 players are now available to the IPL’s other nine teams. This year, 991 players have registered for the IPL auction.
IPL 2023 Punjab kings (PBKS) Full Squad List:
- Shikhar Dhawan (c)
- Shahrukh Khan
- Jonny Bairstow
- Prabhsimran Singh
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Jitesh Sharma
- Raj Bawa
- Rishi Dhawan
- Liam Livingstone
- Atharva Taide
- Arshdeep Singh
- Baltej Singh
- Nathan Ellis
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rahul Chahar
- Harpreet Brar
- Sam Curran
- Sikandar Raza
- Harpreet Bhatia
- Vidwath Kaverappa
- Mohit Rathee
- Shivam Singh
The list of released players by the Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Punjab Kings have released a total of 9 players this season. This means that the 9 players won’t be able to play under the banner of Punjab Kings this season. The complete list of the released players is given below:
- Mayank Agarwal
- Odean Smith
- Vaibhav Arora
- Benny Howell
- Ishan Porel
- Ansh Patel
- Prerak Mankad
- Sandeep Sharma
- Writtick Chatterjee
The list of retained players of the Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Punjab Kings has retained a total of 16 players. These 16 players will continue to play under the banner of Punjab Kings. Here is the list of players retained by the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2023 season:
- Shikhar Dhawan (c)
- Shahrukh Khan
- Jonny Bairstow
- Prabhsimran Singh
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Jitesh Sharma
- Raj Bawa
- Rishi Dhawan
- Liam Livingstone
- Atharva Taide
- Arshdeep Singh
- Baltej Singh
- Nathan Ellis
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rahul Chahar
- Harpreet Brar
Available balance with the Punjab Kings (PBKS)
In the IPL auction 2023, each team is subject to a total salary cap of INR 95 crores. This amount is 5 CR more than the previous auction. However all ten franchises have used a portion of their salary cap because they have retained some players. The Punjab Kings has already spent 62.80 Cr rupees on retaining the 14 players mentioned above. It needs to fill the vacancy of 9 players in its squads with the remaining balance of 32.20 Cr.
Punjab Kings Captain (PBKS): Shikhar Dhawan will Replace Mayank Agarwal as the captain of the team for IPL 2023 season.
Punjab kings (PBKS ) Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
| Owners | Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Priety Zinta, Karan Paul |
| CEO | Satish Menon |
| Team manager | Avinash Vaidya |
| Head coach | Trevor Bayliss |
| Assistant coach | Brad Haddin |
| Batting coach | Wasim Jaffer |
| Bowling coach | Charl Langeveldt |
Punjab Kings (PBKS) History so far in Indian Premier League (IPL)
| Year | League table standing | Final standing |
| 2008 | 2nd out of 8 | Semi-finalists |
| 2009 | 5th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2010 | 8th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2011 | 5th out of 10 | League stage |
| 2012 | 6th out of 9 | League stage |
| 2013 | 6th out of 9 | League stage |
| 2014 | 1st out of 8 | Runners-up |
| 2015 | 8th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2016 | 8th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2017 | 5th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2018 | 7th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2019 | 6th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2020 | 6th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2021 | 6th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2022 | 6th out of 10 | League stage |
FAQ:
IPL 2023 new Rule?
TATA IPL 2023 Season a tactical concept will be introduced to add a new dimension to the IPL 2023, wherein 1 substitute player will be able to take a more active part in an IPL match.
IPL 2023 media rights?
Star Sports Network will broadcast all the IPL 2023 Matches and Live Streaming on Viacom18’s (Voot App- OTT platform)
How many players can IPL team retain in 2023?
There is no limit to keep players for all the team. According to an official report, each team can spend an additional Rs 5 crore to retain any number of players under the IPL 2023 retention date.
Can IPL teams release players in 2023?
IPL 2023 Retention deadline was November 15, 2022 and all teams have released the list players and made it public.
Who is the most successful captain in the history of the IPL?
Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Mumbai Indians (MI), is the most successful captain in IPL history, having won the highest amount of titles (a record ‘5 times’). Next to him is Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former Indian captain and current skipper of the Chennai Super Kings, who has won the prized trophy ‘four times’ in his IPL career.
Who are the captains of IPL 2022?
Rohit Sharma will captain MI, MS Dhoni will captain CSK, Faf du Plessis will captain RCB, Rishabh Pant will captain DC, Shreyas Iyer will captain KKR, Sanju Samson will captain RR, Mayank Agarwal will captain PBKS, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will captain SRH, KL Rahul will captain LSG, and Hardik Pandya will captain GT.
How many players retained in IPL 2023 auction?
Tata IPL 2023 Announced its Final auction list with 405 Cricketers set to go under the hammer on Dec 23, 2022 in Kochi.
