Kings XI Punjab is a sports franchise based in Mohali in the eight team Indian Premier League. The team will be led by Yuvraj Singh who is also the Icon Player and coached by Tom Moody, the former Aussie all rounder.
A blend of youth and experience, Kings XI Punjab is the youngest team with a core group of all-rounders. With eight proven international and eighteen domestic players, the team boasts of experience, leadership and talent.
Positioning itself as a people-driven and community-led team, Kings XI Punjab will create and promote community-centric activities like the Golden Ticket initiative, Scholarship.
Franchise History
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The owners of the franchise include Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur). The group paid a total of $76 million to acquire the franchise.
Players
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India middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh is the designated icon player for the franchise and will also captain the team. In addition to Yuvraj, the team also contains the promising Indian allrounder Irfan Pathan, Aussie speedster Brett Lee and the Sri Lankan duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in its ranks.
Current Squad
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| Name | Age |
Nationality | Playing role | Bidding Price |
| Yuvraj Singh | 26 |
India | Batsman | Icon Player |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 30 |
Sri Lanka | Batsman | US$ 475,000 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 30 |
Sri Lanka | Batsman / WK | US$ 850,000 |
| Brett Lee | 31 |
Australia | Bowler | US$ 900,000 |
| Irfan Pathan | 23 |
India | Bowler | US$ 925,000 |
| Sreesanth | 25 |
India | Bowler | US$ 625,000 |
| Piyush Chawla | 19 |
India | US$ 400,000 | |
| Ramesh Powar | 29 |
India | US$ 170,000 | |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 27 |
West Indies | Batsman | US$ 225,000 |
| Simon Katich | 32 |
Australia | Batsman | US$ 200,000 |
| VRV Singh | 23 |
India | None | |
| Uday Kaul | 20 |
India | Batsman / WK | None |
| Karan Goel | 21 |
India | None |