By the looks of things, Punjab Kings have decided to proceed with most of their current squad for the Indian Premier League 2024 season. Punjab have retained most of their line up from the previous season, which means there is space in the squad for Shikhar Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, and other significant players. Their deep roster means that Punjab will head into the mini-auction in December with a purse of 29.1 crores and few spots to fill. (IND Vs AUS Blog | IPL Trading Highlights)
Among the releases, Bhanuka Rajapaksa's name stands out on its own; the Sri Lankan batter has shown explosive form for the Kings at times, but the lack of consistency has seen him stay out of the starting line-up more than in it. Furthermore, Punjab have also released Shahrukh Khan and Raj Angad Bawa, whom they had picked up in 2022 after his heroics with the India U-19 team.
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Full list of players retained by PBKS
Shikhar Dhawan(C), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow
Full list of players released by PBKS
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohit Rathee, Baltej Dhanda, Shahrukh Khan, Raj Angad Bawa
Purse remaining
29.1 crores
The IPL 2024 mini-auction will take place on December 19, 2023, with the tournament expected to be played in the early summer months of 2024.
