Bollywood actress Preity Zinta's IPL team Punjab Kings has spent around Rs 25 crore in this auction and bought a total of 8 players, including one of the most expensive Indian bowlers. Punjab team had made the highest bid of Rs 18.50 crore on England all-rounder Sam Curran in the IPL 2023 auction.
Sam Curran could not perform as per his price, hence Punjab Kings released Sam Curran before this year's auction. In this time's auction, Punjab team has bought Harshal Patel for Rs 11.75 crore. Due to this, Harshal Patel has become the most expensive Indian bowler and player of this auction. Harshal Patel is known for bowling well in the death overs, slow and with variations.
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Shikhar Dhawan will lead PBKS in IPL 2024. Punjab has a few options to partner Dhawan at the top, including the explosive pair of Jonny Bairstow and Matthew Short. But the English player's form has not been good for some time now and the Australian player should be seen as a backup option.
Prabhasimran Singh, who played some exciting innings in IPL 2023, including a sensational century against Delhi Capitals (DC), should be given another good chance. Young people would like to be more consistent. Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhasimran Singh can open both the innings.
PBKS Top-Order for IPL 2024: Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhasimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Matthew Short
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Atharva Taide's ideal position is at number 3, which means if Bairstow plays he will have to move to number 4. This would mean that he often starts against spin, and that is not ideal. With the Englishman not among the runs, he should be replaced by Sikandar Raza, who provides an additional bowling option and solid middle-order hitting ability.
Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma form the backbone of PBKS's middle order. While the former two will be expected to contribute with the ball as well, Jitesh Sharma is also at the wicketkeeper's disposal.
PBKS Middle Order for IPL 2024: Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Matthew Short
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Harshal Patel, a notable buy, strengthens PBKS's death bowling. This adds flexibility to use Arshdeep, Rabada and Curran during the powerplay. Rahul Chahar leads the spin department, aiming to enhance his wicket-taking abilities.
PBKS Bowling Attack for IPL 2024: Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar
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