IPL 2020 — Kings XI Punjab squad: Full list of KXIP players with their salaries after auction
By Team Newsable | First Published Dec 20, 2019, 2:01 PM ISTTake a look at the 25-member Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) squad for IPL 2020. They bought nine players at the IPL auction in Kolkata
Bengaluru: Opening batsman KL Rahul has been appointed as the captain of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) for next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). The announcement came during the players auction in Kolkata on Thursday (December 19).
KXIP bought nine players at the auction with Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell being the costliest buy at Rs 10.75 crore. Recently, Maxwell had taken a break from cricket to deal with his mental health issues. However, he is back to playing now.
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With a 25-member squad and a new captain and new coach (Anil Kumble), KXIP will be hoping to do better in IPL 2020. Also, they have roped in Wasim Jaffer as the batting coach and Jonty Rhodes as fielding coach.
IPL 2020 squads: Delhi Capitals | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians
Here is the full squad of Kings XI Punjab
Squad strength: 25 (8 overseas)
Purse remaining: Rs 16.50 crore
Retained/Traded in (16)
1. KL Rahul (Rs 11 crore) (captain) — Batsman
2. Mayank Agarwal (Rs 1 crore) — Batsman
3. Arshdeep Singh (Rs 20 lakh) — Paceman
4. Chris Gayle (Rs 2 crore) (West Indies) — Batsman
5. Darshan Nalkande (Rs 30 lakh) — Paceman
Rahul... naam toh suna hoga? 😉
Hun captaincy vi vekhoge! Here's welcoming our new skippah - 😍 pic.twitter.com/LRRqj7HhjK
6. K Gowtham (Traded from Rajasthan Royals) (Rs 6.20 crore) — All-rounder
7. Hardus Viljoen (Rs 75 lakh) (South Africa) — Paceman
8. Harpreet Brar (Rs 20 lakh) — Spinner
9. Jagadeesha Suchith (Traded from Delhi Capitals) (Rs 20 lakh) — Spinner
10. Karun Nair (Rs 5.60 crore) — Batsman
𝑃𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 9⃣ 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠! ✅
𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 ✅ 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 ✅ is all praises for our new skipper !
📽️: pic.twitter.com/ambU4k4Qzf
11. Mandeep Singh (Rs 1.40 crore) — Batsman
12. Mohammed Shami (Rs 4.80 crore) — Paceman
13. Mujeeb ur Rahman (Rs 4 crore) (Afghanistan) — Spinner
14. M Ashwin (Rs 20 lakh) — Spinner
15. Nicholas Pooran (Rs 4.20 crore) (West Indies) — Wicketkeeper
16. Sarfaraz Khan (Rs 25 lakh) — Batsman
Bought at auction (9)
17. Glenn Maxwell (Rs 10.75 crore) (Australia) — All-rounder
18. Sheldon Cottrell (Rs 8.50 crore) (West Indies) — Paceman
19. Chris Jordan (Rs 3 crore) (England) — Paceman
20. Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 2 crore) — Spinner
THIS. IS. SADDA. SQUAD. ❤ pic.twitter.com/g4cFZwdCBj
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip)21. Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 55 lakh) — Wicketkeeper
22. Deepak Hooda (Rs 50 lakh) — All-rounder
23. Jimmy Neesham (Rs 50 lakh) — All-rounder
24. Tajinder Dhillon (Rs 20 lakh) — All-rounder
25. Ishan Porel (Rs 20 lakh) — Paceman
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