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Punjab Kings
Personnel
CaptainYuvraj Singh
CoachTom Moody
OwnerPreity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Karan Paul, Mohit Burman
Team information
Founded2008
Home groundPunjab Cricket Association Stadium

Punjab Kings is a sports franchise based in Mohali in the eight team Indian Premier League.

Franchise History

The owners of Punjab Kings 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. The team is yet to be named officially.

Players

India middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh is the designated icon player for the IPL Mohali franchise and he 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 Price
1 Yuvraj Singh (Captain) 26 India India LHB SLA Icon Player
2 Mahela Jayawardene 30 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka RHB RM US$ 475,000
3 Ramnaresh Sarwan 27 Cricket West Indies West Indies RHB LB US$ 225,000
4 Simon Katich 32 Australia Australia LHB SLC US$ 200,000
5 Luke Pomersbach 23 Australia Australia LHB OB US$ 150,000
6 Karan Goel 21 India India LHB OB Under 22 Player
7 Uday Kaul 20 India India RHB WK Under 22 Player
8 Tanmay Srivastava 18 India India LHB RM Under 19 Player
9 Shubhum Bhaway 13 India India RHB RM Under 14 Player

Wicket Keepers / All Rounders

No Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling/Fielding Bidding Price
9 Kumar Sangakkara 30 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka LHB WK US$ 700,000
10 Irfan Pathan 23 India India LHB LFM US$ 925,000
11 Ramesh Powar 29 India India RHB OB US$ 170,000
12 James Hopes 32 Australia Australia RHB RM US$ 300,000

Bowlers

No Name Age Nationality Batting Style Bowling/Fielding Bidding Price
13 Brett Lee 31 Australia Australia RHB RF US$ 900,000
14 Shanthakumaran Sreesanth 25 India India RHB RFM US$ 625,000
15 Piyush Chawla 19 India India LHB LB US$ 400,000
16 VRV Singh 23 India India RHB RFM Local Player
17 Kyle Mills 28 New Zealand New Zealand RHB RFM US$ 150,000
18 Ajitesh Argal 19 India India RHB RM Under 19 Player

Administration and Coaching staff

Front Office:

Coaches:

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

Fixtures and Results

Punjab Kings 2008 Season

No Date Opponent Venue Result
1 19 April Chennai Super Kings Mohali
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

External links

References

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