Punjab Kings Team IPL 2022

Punjab Kings is a Punjab based IPL franchise cricket team which has its headquarters in Mohali. It was earlier called Kings XI Punjab till the 2020 season. In the 2021 edition, they changed the name and jersey.

After the 2021 season, the skipper KL Rahul departed from the team to join another franchise.

Kings’ newly appointed captain Mayank Agarwal and pacer Arshdeep Singh were the only 2 players retained by the team and they have totally revamped look for the new season with the signings of some of the best T20 players like Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jonny Bairstow. Punjab has reached the final of IPL only once in the 2014 edition and they will be looking to push the limits with this squad this season.

Punjab Kings have contested every IPL but have only finished in the top three in 2008 and 2014. They ended 2021 in sixth position for the third successive season.

Punjab Kings Team Information

Anil Kumble will coach the team with Mayank Agarwal the new captain in place of the departed KL Rahul.

Agarwal averaged 40.09 last season but apart from him and Rahul, scoring consistent runs for Punjab Kings was a real problem.

After retaining only two players ahead of the auction, it certainly feels like Punjab Kings are moving into a new era.

Skipper Mayank Agarwal and 23-year old left-arm pace bowler Arshdeep Singh were the only two retentions from the 2021 squad.

Chirs Gayle, Dawid Malan and Aiden Markram have been replaced by Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Shikhar Dhawan from Delhi Capitals in the batting departement.

Two new English arrivals in Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow will both be charged with contributing not just runs in the tournament. Kagiso Rabada, signed from Delhi Capitals, will lead the bowling attack.

Punjab Kings Retained Players 2022

Mayank Agarwal Rs 12 Crore, Arshdeep Singh Rs 4 Crore

Punjab Kings Players IPL 2022

Bhanuka Rajapaksa Rs 50 Lakh, Shikhar Dhawan Rs 8.25 Crore, Liam Livingstone Rs 11.5 Crore, Shahrukh Khan Rs 9 Crore, Rishi Dhawan Rs 55 Lakh, Ansh Patel Rs 20 Lakh, Benny Howell Rs 40 Lakh, Harpreet Brar Rs 3.8 Crore, Odean Smith Rs 6 Crore, Raj Bawa Rs 2 Crore, Writtick Chatterjee Rs 20 Lakh, Prerak Mankad Rs 20 Lakh, Atharva Taide Rs 20 Lakh, Prabhsimran Singh Rs 60 Lakh, Jonny Bairstow Rs 6.75 Crore, Jitesh Sharma Rs 20 Lakh, Kagiso Rabada Rs 9.25 Crore, Rahul Chahar Rs 5.25 Crore, Ishan Porel Rs 25 Lakh, Sandeep Sharma Rs 50 Lakh, Vaibhav Arora Rs 2 Crore, Nathan Eliis Rs 75 Lakh, Baltej Singh Rs 20 Lakh

We Predict PBKS to Finish at Third Position

With excellent new signings in all departments, Punjab Kings supporters will have plenty of optimism ahead of this season.

Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone are all potential match-winners and we would not be surprised to see Punjab Kings enjoy their best ever IPL season in 2022.

Can PBKS Win IPL 2022?

The bookies clearly agree that this new-look Punjab Kings side will be challenging at the right end of the table this year. Both Betway and Bet365 offer odds of 6.50 for a first title for Punjab Kings in 2022.

PBKS Match Schedule IPL 2022