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'''Kings XI Punjab''' is a sports franchise based in ] in the eight team ]. The team will be led by ] who is also the ] and coached by ], the former Aussie all rounder. '''Kings XI Punjab''' is a sports franchise based in ] in the eight team ]. The team will be led by ] who is also the ] and coached by ], the former Australian all rounder.


==Franchise History== ==Franchise History==

Revision as of 19:04, 20 April 2008

Cricket team
Punjab Kings
File:KingsXI.jpg
Personnel
CaptainYuvraj Singh
CoachTom Moody
OwnerPreity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Karan Paul & Mohit Burman
Chief executiveNeil Maxwell
Team information
ColorsRed and White   
Founded2008
Home groundPunjab Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity61,500
Official websiteKings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab is a sports franchise based in Mohali in the eight team Indian Premier League. The team will be led by Yuvraj Singh who is also the Icon Player and coached by Tom Moody, the former Australian all rounder.

Franchise History

The owners of the franchise include Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur). The group paid a total of $76 million to acquire the franchise.

Players

India middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh is the designated icon player for the franchise and will also captain the team. In addition to Yuvraj, the team also contains the promising Indian allrounder Irfan Pathan, Aussie speedster Brett Lee and the Sri Lankan duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in its ranks.

Current Squad

Batsmen

No. Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling/Fielding Bidding/Sign-in Price
1 Yuvraj Singh (Captain) ♠ 26 India India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin US$ 1,063,750 (Icon Player) ♠
2 Mahela Jayawardene 30 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm medium US$ 475,000
3 Ramnaresh Sarwan 27 Guyana Guyana Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 225,000
4 Simon Katich 32 Australia Australia Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin US$ 200,000
5 Luke Pomersbach 23 Australia Australia Left-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 54,000
6 Karan Goel 21 India India Left-handed Right-arm off-break Under 22 Player
7 Uday Kaul 20 India India Right-handed Wicket keeper Under 22 Player
8 Tanmay Srivastava 18 India India Left-handed Right-arm medium India Under-19 Team
9 Sahil Kukreja 22 India India Left-handed Right-arm off-break Mumbai - Ranji Trophy Player
10 Sunny Sohal 20 India India Right-handed Leg -break
11 Shaun Marsh 24 Australia Australia Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin

Wicket Keepers / All Rounders

No. Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling/Fielding Bidding/Sign-in Price
1 Kumar Sangakkara 30 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Left-handed Wicket keeper US$ 700,000
2 Irfan Pathan 23 India India Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium US$ 925,000
3 Ramesh Powar 29 India India Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 170,000
4 James Hopes 32 Australia Australia Right-handed Right-arm medium US$ 300,000
5 Pankaj Dharmani 33 India India Right-handed Wicket keeper Punjab - Ranji Trophy Player
6 Nitin Saini 19 India India Right-handed Wicket keeper
7 Wilkin Mota 26 India India Right-handed Right-arm medium

Bowlers

No. Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling/Fielding Bidding/Sign-in Price
1 Brett Lee 31 Australia Australia Right-handed Right-arm fast US$ 900,000
2 Shanthakumaran Sreesanth 25 India India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 625,000
3 Piyush Chawla 19 India India Left-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 400,000
4 Vikram Raj Vir Singh 23 India India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Punjab - Ranji Trophy Player
5 Kyle Mills 28 New Zealand New Zealand Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 150,000
6 Ajitesh Argal 19 India India Right-handed Right-arm medium India Under-19 Team
7 Rishi Dhawan 18 India India Right-handed Right-arm medium

Administration and Coaching staff

Front Office:

Coaches:

  • Head Coach - Tom Moody .
  • Assistant Head Coach - TBA
  • Physiotherapist - TBA

Fixtures and Results

Kings XI Punjab 2008 Season Template:WebSlice-begin{| class="wikitable" |- ! width=5%|No ! width=10%|Date ! width=20%|Opponent ! width=10%|Venue ! width=40%|Result |- || 1 || 19 April || Chennai Super Kings || Mohali || Lost by 33 runs |- |- || 2 || 21 April || Rajasthan Royals || Jaipur || |- |- || 3 || 25 April || Mumbai Indians || Mohali|| |- |- || 4 || 27 April || Delhi DareDevils || Mohali|| |- |- || 5 || 1 May || Deccan Chargers || Hyderabad || |- |- || 6 || 3 May || Kolkata Knight Riders || Mohali|| |- |- || 7 || 5 May || Bangalore Royal Challengers || Bangalore || |- |- || 8 || 10 May || Chennai Super Kings || Chennai|| |- |- || 9 || 12 May || Bangalore Royal Challengers || Mohali|| |- |- || 10 || 14 May || Rajasthan Royals || Mohali|| |- |- || 11 || 17 May || Delhi DareDevils || Delhi || |- |- || 12 || 21 May || Mumbai Indians || Mumbai|| |- |- || 13 || 23 May || Deccan Chargers || Mohali|| |- |- || 14 || 25 May || Kolkata Knight Riders || Kolkata|| |- |}Template:WebSlice-end

External links

References

  1. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338083.html
  2. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/345650.html
  3. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/342020.html
  4. "Neil Maxwell appointed CEO of Mohali team". The Hindu. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
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