PUNJAB KINGS SQUAD FOR IPL 2022: SOME FIREPOWER HERE
Cricket Today|February 25, 2022
Having Rs 72 crore is one thing. But utilizing it well is another. And looking at PBKS’ picks at the auction, one feels they have done an excellent job. In the batting department, in particular, Punjab have picked up some high-quality players...
RENIN WILBEN
PUNJAB KINGS SQUAD FOR IPL 2022: SOME FIREPOWER HERE
Punjab Kings (PBKS) had retained only two players ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru – Mayank Agarwal for Rs 14 crore and Arshdeep Singh for Rs 4 crore. As a result, they had the highest purse of Rs 72 crore before going on the bidding table. Not surprisingly, then, PBKS had a very busy auction. They picked up England all-rounder Liam Livingstone for Rs 11.5 crore, Kagiso Rabada for Rs 9.25 crore, Shahrukh Khan for Rs 9 crore, Shikhar Dhawan for Rs 8.25 crore, and Odeon Smith for Rs 6 crore. Here’s an analysis of PBKS’ squad after the mega auction.

PBKS’ HITS

Having Rs 72 crore is one thing. But utilizing it well is another. And looking at PBKS’ picks at the auction, one feels they have done an excellent job. In the batting department, in particular, Punjab have picked up some high-quality players. Shikhar Dhawan, who has been incredible form over the last two IPL seasons, should be a good opening partner for Mayank Agarwal. Dhawan will be keen to prove a point, having been dropped from the national T20 squad ahead of last year’s World Cup.

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