Punjab Kings (PBKS) is a professional franchise cricket team based in Mohali,Punjab,that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP),the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman,Ness Wadia,Preity Zinta and Karan Paul. The team plays its home matches at the PCA Stadium,Mohali,although since the 2010 season,they have also played some home matches at Dharamsala and Indore. Apart from the 2014 season when they topped the league table and finished runners-up,the team has made only one other playoff appearance in 16 seasons.
Taruwar Sushil Kohli is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He has scored two triple-centuries in first-class cricket.
Murali Vijay is a former Indian international cricketer. He who plays as a right-handed opening batter and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He had represented the Indian cricket team and played for Tamil Nadu in domestic first-class cricket. Vijay was a member of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He has also played for Chennai Super Kings,Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Mayank Anurag Agarwal is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-handed top-order batter. He plays for Karnataka cricket team in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the India cricket team on 26 December 2018 against Australia at the MCG. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 8.5 Crore,in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.
Sunny Singh is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Haryana in the Ranji Trophy. Singh is a right-hand batsman who is an occasional medium pacer. Singh is a part of the Kings XI Punjab team of the Indian Premier League. He has also played for the India Under-19 cricket team in the 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Manan Vohra is an Indian cricketer. He has played for the India Under-19 cricket team.
Gurkeerat Singh Mann is a former Indian professional cricketer who played for Punjab in domestic cricket. A right-handed batsman and off break bowler,he was a member of Punjab Kings,Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans in the IPL and was a regular in India A team. Singh had a maiden call for the official Indian squad for the South Africa series in 2015. He made his One Day International debut for India against Australia on 17 January 2016. On 10 November 2023 he announced retirement from all cricket.
Jalaj Sahai Saxena is an Indian cricketer. An all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin,he is one of the most consistent performers in the Indian domestic circuit for over a decade. He made his domestic cricket debut for Madhya Pradesh in 2005 and later switched bases to Kerala in 2016.
Rishi Dhawan is an Indian cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for Himachal Pradesh. Dhawan is primarily a medium-fast bowling all-rounder who bats in the middle-order. Dhawan has played for Kings XI Punjab in the 2008 IPL. He was signed-up by the Mumbai Indians in 2013. In February 2017,he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 55 lakhs. For his huge contribution to the state team and single handed efforts in games,he is often hailed as finest cricketer Himachal Pradesh has ever produced.
Ankit Singh Rajpoot is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who made his debut during the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy. He picked 31 wickets in 7 matches in that season at an average of 18.
Akshdeep Deependra Nath is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He was the vice-captain of the India Under-19 cricket team that won the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia.
Sanju Viswanath Samson is an Indian international cricketer,Kerala in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
Karn Vinod Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He lives in Meerut,Uttar Pradesh. He plays as an all-rounder for the Railways cricket team. He is a left-hand batsman and leg break bowler. He made his Twenty20 International debut against England in 2014. He made his One Day International debut for India against Sri Lanka on 13 November 2014. He made his Test debut against Australia in Adelaide on 9 December 2014.
Rahul Tewatia is an Indian cricketer who plays for Haryana in the domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League (IPL). He is an all-rounder who bats left handed and bowls right-arm leg spin. He received his maiden international call up to India's squad for their home T20 series against England in 2021.
Anmolpreet Singh is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for Punjab. He made his IPL debut on 19 September 2021 against Chennai Super Kings. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction for Rs.20 Lakh.
Shashank Singh is an Indian cricketer who plays for Chhattisgarh. In December 2023,he has bought by the Punjab Kings team for the 2024 Indian Premier League for 20 lakhs.
Ruturaj Dasharath Gaikwad is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Maharashtra team in domestic cricket and for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his international debut for the India cricket team in July 2021 against Sri Lanka. He was the Captain of the India squad which won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2021 IPL season. He is captain of the Maharashtra team in T20 and List A cricket.
Narayan Jagadeesan is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016,where he won the player of the match award. He made his Twenty20 debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 30 January 2017. He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.
Shubman Gill is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian cricket team across all three formats. He is the captain of the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. He is widely considered as one the best batsmen in contemporary world cricket. Gill served as the vice-captain of the Indian Under-19 cricket team in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and won Player of the Tournament award. A right-handed opening batsman,Gill holds the record for youngest cricketer to score a double century in One Day International cricket and the highest T20I score by an individual for the Indian team. He also holds the record for the fastest player to score 2000 runs in ODIs.
Ishan Porel is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Bengal in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 9 November 2017. He plays for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
