Punjab Kings will play their first match in IPL 2024 against Delhi Capitals on March 23 in Mohali.
IPL 2024, Major Changes of Punjab Kings: IPL franchise Punjab Kings has not been able to win a single title so far. Punjab Kings made it to the finals for the first time in the 2014 season, while the team has reached the playoffs only once in 16 seasons. Last season, Shikhar Dhawan was appointed the captain of the team, but the team did not get any special results. Punjab Kings could win only 6 out of 14 matches and were ranked 8th in the points table.
Players like Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh and Liam Livingstone are present in the Punjab Kings camp. The team would like to show great performance in the upcoming season. This season, Punjab Kings will play their first match against Delhi Capitals on March 23 in Mohali. Let us tell you what major changes Punjab Kings has made in the team this season.
Take a look at the changes of Punjab Kings-
- Before the IPL 2024 auction, Punjab Kings had released Mohit Rathi, Raj Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Baltej Singh.
- In the IPL 2024 auction, Punjab Kings bought Harshal Patel (11.75 crore), Chris Woakes (4.2 crore), Ashutosh Sharma (20 lakh), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (20 lakh), Shashank Singh (20 lakh), Tanay Thiagarajan (20 lakh), Bought Prince Chaudhary (20 lakhs), Riley Russo (8 crores).
- Sanjay Bangar is holding the post of Cricket Director of Punjab Kings.
- Wasim Jaffer was the batting coach of the team last season, but the franchise has released him for this season. Sanjay Bangar is also going to play the role of batting coach.
- Trevor Bayliss (Head Coach), Brad Haddin (Assistant Coach), Charl Langeveldt (Fast Bowling Coach), Sunil Joshi (Spin Bowling Coach), Fielding Coach (Travor Gonsalves), Sanjay Bangar (Batting Coach) are part of the support staff team.
Punjab Kings full squad for IPL 2024
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Tayde, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kawerappa. , Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thiagarajan, Prince Chaudhary, Riley Rousseau