PBKS released players 2023: Full list of players released by Punjab Kings ahead of IPL Auction
Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) franchise have retained a total of 16 players ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction in Kochi on December 23.
They have released captain Mayank Agarwal, who was retained for ₹12 crores last season. He underperformed last season, scoring only 196 runs in 12 innings at an average of 16.33 and a strike rate of 122.50 once he was appointed the skipper earlier this year. West Indies bowling allrounder Odean Smith, who was bought for ₹6 crores, has also been released among key players.
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Punjab has also retained many of its core stars like skipper Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow (England), Bhanuka Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, England's hard-hitting batter Liam Livingstone, young Indian bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Rahul Chahar.
They still have a power-packed batting lineup, with Bairstow and Dhawan as possible openers. Their bowling also looks solid with the likes of Chahar, Arshdeep, and Kagiso Rabada.
The franchise has saved a little over ₹32 crores ahead of the mini-auction.
PBKS squad ahead of IPL 2023 mini-auction - Shikhar Dhawan, 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.
PBKS released players list with prices ahead of IPL 2023 Auction
Punjab Kings will have a purse of ₹32.20cr for IPL 2023 auction. There are nine slots remaining for them ahead of the mini-auction.
- Arshdeep Singh – Rs 4 crore
- Shikhar Dhawan – Rs 8.25 crore
- Kagiso Rabada – Rs 9.25 crore
- Jonny Bairstow – Rs 6.75 crore
- Shahrukh Khan – Rs 9 crore
- Harpreet Brar – Rs 3.8 crore
- Prabhsimran Singh – Rs 60 lakh
- Jitesh Sharma – Rs 20 lakh
- Rahul Chahar – Rs 5.25 crore
- Liam Livingstone – Rs 11.5 crore
- Raj Bawa – Rs 2 crore
- Rishi Dhawan – Rs 55 lakh
- Baltej Dhanda – Rs 20 lakh
- Nathan Ellis – Rs 75 lakh
- Atharva Taide – Rs 20 lakh
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa – Rs 50 lakh
Players retained by Punjab Kings:
Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep, Baltej Singh, Ellis, Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar
List of PBKS players released:
Mayank Agarwal – ₹12 crore
Ishan Porel – ₹25 lakh
Odean Smith – ₹6 crore
Sandeep Sharma – ₹50 lakh
Prerak Mankad – ₹20 lakh
Vaibhav Arora – ₹2 crore
Writtick Chatterjee – ₹20 lakh
Ansh Patel – ₹20 lakh
Benny Howell – ₹40 lakh
PBKS, who are yet to win any IPL trophy, will be looking to fix their missing pieces in the mini-auction. They had finished at the sixth spot in the points table with 14 points and seven wins in 14 matches.