Based on the squad assembled, here’s a look at how PBKS might arrange their strongest playing XI for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) retained only two players ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. They only kept Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, and no wonder were among the most active teams during the auction.
They purchased 15 players from the auction and have 17 players overall. Their biggest move was acquiring Shreyas Iyer after intense bidding for INR 26.75 crores.
They also acquired Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal at INR 18 crores each before purchasing Marcus Stoinis for INR 11 crores. On Day 2, PBKS went hard for Marco Jansen and included him for INR 7 crores in other big moves.
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PBKS Squad and Players List for IPL 2025:
Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu
Based on the squad assembled above, let’s see how PBKS might arrange their strongest playing XI for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
Strongest PBKS Playing XI for IPL 2025:
- Marcus Stoinis
- Prabhsimran Singh (wk)
- Shreyas Iyer
- Nehal Wadhera
- Shashank Singh
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marco Jansen
- Harpreet Brar
- Lockie Ferguson
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Bench: Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Josh Inglis, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu
Strongest Points:
- Punjab Kings have pace-hitters at the top and bottom and spin-hitters in the middle.
- They have one of the best Indian pacers and overseas all-rounder in Jansen.
- They have one of the best attacking spinners in Chahal and a solid defensive spinner in Brar.
- The backups for the pacers are decent.
Weakest Points:
- They have only one LHB in the top seven.
- Glenn Maxwell might not find it going if slotted to No.6, given his issues against hard lengths.
Who will be the PBKS Captain in IPL 2025?
The acquisition of Shreyas Iyer at such a hefty rate suggests they are looking at him as their next captain. No other player from the current squad looks as equipped as him for this role.
He has previous experience leading two franchises – Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He took DC to the final in IPL 2020 and won the title with KKR last season.
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