Punjab Kings have made the biggest purchase of IPL history, buying Sam Curran for Rs 18.50 crore. The record was earlier set by Chris Morris in the 2021 IPL auction when he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 16.5 crore.
After yet another below par season, Punjab Kings released their captain Mayank Agarwal along with eight other players after the 2022 season. Benny Howell, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Sandeep Sharma, Writtick Chatterjee were all returned back to the auction pool.
The team also parted ways with coach Anil Kumble at the end of the 2022 season and have appointed Trevor Bayliss as his replacement. Shikhar Dhawan has been named the new captain.
Punjab came into the auction with a purse of Rs 32.2 crore and a maximum of 9 spots to fill.
IPL Auction 2023: Punjab Kings Full Squad
Shikhar Dhawan (capt)
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
Mohit Rathee
Vidwath Kaverappa
Shivam Singh
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