PBKS squad in IPL 2025: Punjab Kings bought a total of 10 players on day 1 of IPL Auction, with former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer as their top pick, making him second most expensive player in IPL auction history. PBKS also added leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to their squad and used the Right-to-Match option to retain Arshdeep Singh.
On the second day of IPL 2025 auction, PBKS added more power to their squad with versatile overseas all-rounders, including Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, and Aaron Hardie.
PBKS IPL 2025 Squad: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh (Rs. 18 crore), Shreyas Iyer (Rs. 26.75 crore), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs. 18 crore), Marcus Stoinis (Rs. 11 crore), Glenn Maxwell (Rs. 4.20 crore), Nehal Wadhera (Rs. 4.20 crore), Harpreet Brar (Rs. 1.50 crore), Vishnu Vinod (Rs. 95 lakh), Vijaykumar Vyshak (Rs. 1.80 crore), Yash Thakur (Rs. 1.60 crore), Marco Jansen (Rs. 7 crore), Josh Inglis (Rs. 2.60 crore), Lockie Ferguson (Rs. 2 crore), Azmatullah Omarzai (Rs. 2.40 crore), Harnoor Pannu (Rs. 30 lakh), Kuldeep Sen (Rs. 80 lakh), Priyansh Arya (Rs. 3.80 crore), Aaron Hardie (Rs. 1.25 crore), Musheer Khan (Rs. 30 lakh), Suryansh Shedge (Rs. 30 lakh), Xavier Bartlett (Rs. 80 lakh), Pyla Avinash (Rs. 30 lakh), Pravin Dubey (Rs. 30 lakh).
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Player Slots Remaining: 0
PBKS Purse Remaining: Rs. 0 crore
PBKS RTM Cards Left: 3
PBKS Overseas Player Slots Remaining: 0
PBKS Retained Players List: Prabhsimran Singh (Rs. 4 crore), Shashank Singh (Rs. 5.5 crore).
When will IPL 2025 start?
BCCI made a landmark move by announcing the start dates for the next three IPL seasons. According to the schedule, 2025 IPL will begin on March 14, with the final set for May 25. The 2026 season is scheduled from March 15 to May 31, while the 2027 season will run from March 14 to May 30.
IPL 2025 will feature 74 matches, maintaining the format of the previous three seasons. Although there were earlier discussions about increasing the number of matches to 84 in 2025 and 2026, and up to 94 in 2027, these expansions have not yet been implemented.