Punjab Kings, earlier known as Kings XI Punjab, made their IPL debut in 2008, but have never won the league. Their best result was a runners-up finish in 2014.

Prior to the IPL 2022 auction, Punjab Kings had retained only Arshdeep Singh and Mayank Agarwal. Punjab Kings built their squad around some renowned names of the IPL.

On the first day, they added Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada and Jonny Bairstow to their side. On the second day of the mega-auction, they spent Rs. 11.5 crores on Liam Livingstone.

Punjab Kings in the IPL 2022: Full PBKS squad

Retained Players

Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal

Players bought in the auction

Indian: Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Ishan Porel, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Atharva Taide, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Jitesh Sharma,

Overseas: Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell, Nathan Ellis

Punjab Kings in IPL 2022: Team news for PBKS

Punjab Kings will open their campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 27. They are placed in Group B along with Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Punjab Kings in IPL 2022: Full PBKS Support Staff

Anil Kumble, Director Of Cricket Operations And Head Coach

Julian Wood, Batting Consultant

Damien Wright, Bowling Coach

Jonty Rhodes, Assistant Coach

Prabhakar Bairgond, Assistant Fielding Coach

Adrian Le Roux, Strength And Conditioning Coach

Avinash Vaidya, General Manager – Cricket Operations

Ashish Tuli, Team Analyst

Andrew Leipus, Physio

Sankar Raj Gopal, Cricket Consultant

Dr Srinand Srinivas, Team Doctor And Chief Covid Consultant

Shravan Kumbagowdana, Assistant Physiotherapist

Dr Swaroop Anant Savanur, Mental Conditioning Coach

Naresh Kumar, Masseur