IPL 2023 Factbox: Everything you need to know about Punjab Kings
FirstpostPunjab Kings have been known to underperform every season, having not made the playoffs since 2014 and finishing at the sixth spot for four seasons in a row, something they’ll be eager to rectify this year. Lesser known facts: - Punjab Kings have conceded the joint-most hat-tricks in the IPL - 3: Lakshmipathy Balaji in 2008, Amit Mishra in 2011, Sunil Narine in 2013 - Punjab Kings have also taken joint-most hat-tricks in the IPL along with RR: Yuvraj Singh vs RCB in 2009, Yuvraj Singh vs Deccan Chargers in 2009, Axar Patel vs Gujarat Lions in 2016, and Sam Curran vs Delhi Capitals in 2019. - Piyush Chawla took 23 wickets from 26 matches at a strike rate of 24.26 at PCA IS Bindra Stadium in IPL - the most by a Punjab Kings player at any venue in IPL. - Shaun Marsh amassed 1064 runs from 27 innings at an average of 44.33 and a strike rate of 130.23 in IPL - the most by a Punjab Kings player at any venue in IPL. Purchases, releases and squad IPL 2023 auctions players bought: Sam Curran – ₹ 18.5 crore Sikandar Raza – ₹ 50 lakh Harpreet Singh Bhatia – ₹ 40 lakh Mohit Rathee – ₹ 20 lakh Shivam Singh – ₹ 20 lakh IPL 2023 Retained players: 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 Released players: Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Benny Howell, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, Prerak Mankad, Sandeep Sharma, Writtick Chatterjee Full squad: Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia All-rounders: Raj Bawa, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh Bowlers: Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here.