New Delhi. IPL 2025 auction continues. Big bids are being placed on many players. Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the first day’s session. Lucknow bought him for 27 crores. Amidst the auction, the picture of Punjab Kings is also becoming clear. After releasing Shikhar Dhawan, he has also found a new captain for his team. Besides, the team’s old pacer has also been added to the team.
Punjab Kings included total players in the team till Set 3. The first bid was placed on Arshdeep Singh, whom they included in the team by paying Rs 18 crore. After this Shreyas Iyer was bought for Rs 26.75 crore. Who can also be their next captain. It was under the captaincy of Iyer that KKR won the IPL 2024 title last time. Yuzvendra Chahal has joined Punjab Kings for the first time. He joined Punjab for Rs 18 crore.
IPL 2025 Auction: Rs 110 crore spent within an hour, huge bidding on 6 players, Pant was the most expensive
Glenn Maxwell and Stoinis also joined
Punjab Kings have also added strong all-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis to the team. Maxwell has played for Punjab before also. The franchise bid up to Rs 4.20 crore for him and included him in the team. At the same time, Punjab included Marcus Stoinis in the team by paying Rs 11 crore. The picture of Punjab team seems almost clear.
Players bought by Punjab in the auction: Yuzvendra Chahal, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell
Players retained by Punjab- Shashank Singh (5.5 crores), Prabhsimran Singh (4 crores)
Tags: Arshdeep Singh, Punjab Kings, Shreyas iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 24, 2024, 8:02 PM IST