Punjab Kings (KXIP) 2021
Founded in 2008; Punjab Kings has recently changed their name from Kings XI Punjab to Punjab Kings. Let’s see if rebranding brings any good fortune!
KL-Rahul is leading this Mohali based IPL franchise since 2020. He owns the orange cap title for the highest runs in IPL history.
Did you Know? Punjab Kings has not won any title since the IPL’s inaugural year 2008. Also, This team has the best batsman of all the IPL 2021 teams.
Punjab Kings kick-started the last IPL 2020 season with full energy yet they lost the plot moving to the finals. They were positioned at the 6th spot in the points table.
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A Quick Overview of Punjab Kings
Richardson(14 crores) and Riley Meredith( 8 crores) were the new entries to the Punjab kings squad; one of the most expensive buys of IPL auction 2021.
Punjab Kings owns many star performers like KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mohammad Shami, Nicolas Pooran, etc. It’ll be worth watching how Punjab Kings performs in this IPL 2021 tournament.
- Full name: Punjab Kings; PBKS
- Founded: 2008
- Owner: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta, Red Chillies Entertainment.
- Head Coach: Anil Kumble
- Home Ground: PCA Stadium, Mohali & Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.
- Official Website: https://www.punjabkingsipl.in/
- Strengths: Explosive batting
- Weaknesses: Lack of experienced bowlers
- Rivals: Chennai Super Kings, Royal challengers Bangalore
Punjab Kings Team Squad 2021
KL Rahul
Captain/Keeper
Age: 28 years 306 days
Playing role: Opening batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Mayank Agarwal
Age: 30 years 2 days
Playing role: Batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Fabian Allen
Overseas Player
Age: 25 years 287 days
Playing role: Bowling allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Arshdeep Singh
Age: 22 years 13 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm medium-fast
Murugan Ashwin
Age: 30 years 163 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak googly
Chris Gayle
Overseas Player
Age: 41 years 150 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Moises Henriques
Overseas Player
Age: 34 years 17 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Deepak Hooda
Age: 25 years 305 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Chris Jordan
Overseas Player
Age: 32 years 137 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Sarfaraz Khan
Age: 23 years 119 days
Playing role: Middle-order batter
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak
Dawid Malan
Overseas Player
Age: 33 years 168 days
Playing role: Top-order batter
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak
Mandeep Singh
Age: 29 years 62 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Riley Meredith
Overseas Player
Age: 24 years 242 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast
Mohammed Shami
Age: 30 years 168 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast
Nicholas Pooran
Overseas Player
Age: 25 years 139 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batter
Batting: Left-hand bat
Ishan Porel
Age: 22 years 166 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Ravi Bishnoi
Age: 20 years 166 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak googly
Jhye Richardson
Overseas Player
Age: 24 years 151 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast
Saurabh Kumar
Age: 27 years 293 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Jalaj Saxena
Age: 34 years 65 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Anil Kumble
Coach
Age: 50 years 124 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak googly
IPL History of Punjab Kings (2008-present)
- 2008: Yuvraj Singh was the captain then and the team finished at 3rd position in the finals.
- 2009: KXIP failed to reach the play-offs and finished at 5th position.
- 2010: Kumar Sangakkara became the new captain. Punjab Kings finished off with 8th position.
- 2011: Adam Gilchrist became the new captain. Yet again team couldn’t reach the playoffs.
- 2012: KXIP/Punjab Kings finished at 6th position.
- 2013: They again ranked at 6th position at the points table.
- 2014: George bailey became the new captain. Another disappointing year for KXIP; they finished off at 6th position.
- 2014: KXIP finished at 6th position.
- 2015: George bailey continued as captain. They finished at the 5th position.
- 2016: They switched the captain from maxwell to David miller. They again finished at the 5th position.
- 2017: Glen Maxwell became the new captain. KXIP ranked at 5th position.
- 2018: Ravichandran Ashwin joined the team as the new captain. They finished in 7th position.
- 2019: The same pattern continued for another year. They finished in 6th position.
- 2020: Punjab Kings started the tournament pretty well but lost track as the season continued. They ranked at 6th position on the points table.
- 2021: Dawid Malan, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Fabian Allen, Shahrukh Khan, Utkarsh Singh, Moises Henriques and Jalaj Saxena were bought in IPL auction 2021.
Who is the owner of Punjab Kings 2021?
This IPL franchise has currently 4 owners. PBKS is co-owned by Mohit Burman from Dabur, Karan Paul of Apeejay Surrendra Group, Ness Wadia of Wadia Group and Preity Zinta of PZNZ Media.
Preity Zinta being a popular Bollywood celebrity is the representative of the PBKS group. The pretty lady is actively participating each year in the IPL auctions and motivates the team squad during their matches are held in a stadium.
Punjab Kings’ Captain: KL Rahul
KL Rahul joined the Punjab Kings in 2018. He has won the orange cap title for IPL 2020 tournament. He has been by far the best performer in Punjab Kings. He holds a record of fastest fifty in his debut year and is the leading run-scorer for 3 consecutive years. Check out his IPL statistics!
- Total matches played: 88
- Total runs: 2978
- Highest Score: 132* against RCB
- Strike rate: 135.85
- 100s: 2
- 50s: 25
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Punjab Kings’ Coach List
| Head Coach | Anil Kumble |
| Batting Coach | Wasim Jaffer |
| Bowling Coach | Damien Wright |
| Fielding coach | Jonty Rhodes |
- Anil Kumble has joined the Punjab Kings team as head coach in 2020. He is also the present director of cricket operations. This former leg spinner has played with IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore for 3 seasons.
- Wasim Jaffer has also played for the RCB IPL franchise. He is known for his consistency and has played 31 Tests and 2 ODIs.
- Damien Wright is a former Australian cricketer. He has been an all-rounder in domestic matches of Australia. He has also mentored Bangladesh and Newzealand.
- Jonty Rhodes has mentored Mumbai Indians till 2017. He has rejoined the Indian Premier League last year i.e. IPL 2020. At present, he is mentoring Punjab kings as their fielding coach.
Punjab Kings’ Team Stats 2021
- Most Runs: Shaun Marsh: 2477 runs
- Most Wickets: Piyush Chawla: 84 wickets
- Most 4 Wickets: Andrew Tye: 3
- Most Centuries: Hashim Amla, KL Rahul: 2
- Best Bowling Figures: Ankit Rajpoot- 4-14-5
- Most Fifties: Shaun Marsh: 20
- Fastest Fifty: KL Rahul: 14 balls
- Fastest Century: David Miller: 38 balls
Market Value of Punjab Kings 2021
According to internet sources; IPL brand value has suffered a 3.6% dip due to pandemic crisis in the whole world. So it’s obvious that each franchise’s brand value has been affected since 2019.
Punjab Kings brand value in 2020 was 318 as compared to 358 in 2019. Punja Kings is the 2nd IPL franchise to suffer a major dip of -11.63% after Chennai Super Kings with -16.5%.
Let’s see how this ongoing 14th edition of IPL 2021 affects all the franchises!
FAQS
Which is the best batsman in Punjab Kings 2021?
Punjab Kings has plenty of explosive batsmen. KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran and Dawid Malan are the top performers of Punjab Kings.
Which is the best bowler in Punjab Kings 2021?
Mohammad Shami bagged 20 wickets in the last IPL 2020 tournament. Piyush Chawla, Adam Gilchrist, Ankit Rajpoot and Rahul Tewatia are the other prominent bowlers from Punjab kings.
Who is the captain of Punjab Kings 2021?
KL Rahul is still the captain of Punjab Kings as in the previous season. The captain had won the orange cap title for the highest run-scorer in the tournament.
Which players did Punjab Kingsretain in IPL auction 2021?
KL Rahul, Ishan Pore, Chris Gayle, Harpreet Brar, Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Murugan Ashwin, Mandeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Sarfaraz Khan, Darshan Nalkande, Deepak Hooda, Mohammed Shami, Prabhsimran Singh and Chris Jordan.
Which players did Punjab Kings buy in IPL auction 2021?
The new additions were Dawid Malan, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Fabian Allen, Shahrukh Khan, Utkarsh Singh, Moises Henriques and Jalaj Saxena.
How many times did Punjab Kings win the IPL title?
Unfortunately, not even for a single year. The franchise has always kick-started the tournaments with brilliant performances. but they have eventually failed to reach the playoffs as the season continues.
Punjab Kings’ IPL performance 2021
In the 1st legs played in India; Punjab Kings could only win 3 matches out of 7 total matches played. At present they are lying at 6th position in the points table. As usual, the teams rebranding and performance failed to impress the cricket audience.
| Total matches played | 8 |
| Matches won | 3 |
| Matches lost | 5 |
| Total points | 6 |
| NRR | -0.368 |
IPL2021 matches will resume in September 2021!
Still, 31 matches are pending. BCCI has confirmed that the IPL tournament has been rescheduled in the UAE’s safe bio bubble environment like past year. The IPL 2021 will be hosted by 3 venues; Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
As all the teams will be away from their home grounds; it’ll be worth watching if Punjab Kings can bring about any change in their performance.
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