Punjab Kings Squad - List of PBKS Players in IPL 2022

The Punjab Kings (PBKS) is an IPL franchise cricket team headquartered in Mohali, Punjab (IPL). The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) franchise was founded in 2008 and is jointly by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, and Karan Paul. The team’s games are held at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
Punjab Kings team have lost out on their star batsman and skipper KL Rahul but managed to hold on to Mayank Agarwal, who in their opinion is their second-best batsman.

PBKS Players List 2022: Complete Punjab Kings Squad & Players List for IPL 2022

Punjab retained only two players – Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh – and had the largest purse to play with (Rs 72 crore) in the auction. They decided to retain Arshdeep Singh who is a left-arm seamer and is considered to be a key part of their bowling lineup.

PBKS IPL 2022 Team

Punjab Kings Full Squad

PBKS Captain

Mayank Agarwal (c)

Prerak Mankad

Shahrukh Khan

Shikhar Dhawan

Prabhsimran Singh (wk)

Jitesh Sharma (wk)

Arshdeep Singh

Writtick Chatterjee

Sandeep Sharma

Raj Bawa

Vaibhav Arora

Ishan Porel

Harpreet Brar

Rahul Chahar

Baltej Singh

Ansh Patel

Rishi Dhawan

Atharva Taide

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Jonny Bairstow (wk)

Odean Smith

Nathan Ellis

Kagiso Rabada

Benny Howell

Liam Livingstone

What are the IPL 2022 Retention rules?

The rules of retention for the IPL 2022 mega auction is slightly different from the previous mega auction held ahead of the 2018 edition of IPL, as teams have a purse of INR 90 crores this time, with the option to retain a maximum of three Indian players before the deadline ends on Tuesday.

Following the retention of players by the eight original teams, the two new IPL franchises - Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, will have the option to pick three players from the rest of the players, which will include two Indian players and a foreign player. Out of the eight original teams, if a team chooses to retain four players in total, it will head to the auctions with a purse of INR 48 crores. The IPL 2022 player auction is likely to take place in the first week of January, while no official date is confirmed so far.


Punjab Kings Team IPL 2022 Retained Players

Which players retained by PBKS in IPL 2022? Punjab retained only two players – Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh – and had the largest purse to play with (Rs 72 crore) in the auction. Mayank Agarwal is the first retention made by the Punjab Kings side. The right-hander will be paid a sum of INR 12 Crores as his pay. Agarwal was in scintillating form in the 2022 edition of the IPL and plundered 441 runs at an average in excess of 40 and a strike rate of 140.45.

Following are the details of the PBKS Retained Players IPL 2022:

   
Player Role Retained Amount
Mayank Agarwal Batter INR 12 Crores
Arshdeep Singh Bowler INR 4 Crores

Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL 2022 Schedule & Fixtures

No.DayDateTimeHome TeamAway TeamVenuResult
3SUN27-Mar-202207:30 PMPunjab KingsRoyal Challengers BangalorePunjab Kings won by 5 wkts
8FRI01-Apr-202207:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersPunjab KingsQueens ParkKolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wkts
11SUN03-Apr-202207:30 PMChennai Super KingsPunjab KingsPBKS won by 54 runs
16FRI08-Apr-202207:30 PMPunjab KingsGujarat TitansGujarat Titans won by 6 wkts
23WED13-Apr-202207:30 PMMumbai IndiansPunjab KingsPunjab Kings won by 12 runs
28SUN17-Apr-202203:30 PMPunjab KingsSunrisers HyderabadSunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets
32WED20-Apr-202207:30 PMDelhi CapitalsPunjab KingsDelhi Capitals won by 9 wickets
38MON25-Apr-202207:30 PMPunjab KingsChennai Super KingsQueens ParkPunjab Kings won by 11 runs
42FRI29-Apr-202207:30 PMPunjab KingsLucknow Super GiantsLucknow Giants won by 20 runs
48TUE03-May-202207:30 PMGujarat TitansPunjab KingsPunjab Kings won by 8 wickets
52SAT07-May-202203:30 PMPunjab KingsRajasthan RoyalsQueens ParkRaj weasthan won by 6 wickets
60FRI13-May-202207:30 PMRoyal Challengers BangalorePunjab KingsPunjab Kings won by 54 runs
64MON16-May-202207:30 PMPunjab KingsDelhi CapitalsDelhi Capitals won by 17 runs
70SUN22-May-202207:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadPunjab KingsQueens ParkPunjab Kings won by 5 wickets