Know which players can bet the most money in the purse of Kings XI Punjab for the IPL auction to be held on February 18
New Delhi . The final list of 292 players has been released for the auction to be held on February 18 for the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). This time in the auction, Kings XI Punjab has the highest in the purse of 53.20 crores. At the same time, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders have 10.75 crore rupees. Punjab has released 9 players for this season. For this reason, she has the highest amount in her purse.
Punjab has released two big players this season. This includes Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and West Indies left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell. Maxwell was bought by Punjab by paying a hefty amount of 10.75 crores in the previous season. But his bat remained silent. He played a total of 13 matches in the 13th season in the UAE and scored just 108 runs at an average of 15.42. At the same time, Cottrell was also bought by Punjab for 8.5 crores. But they too did not prove to be effective in the previous season. He took 6 wickets in 6 matches.
Punjab has retained 16 players for this season, while 9 players have been released. The team has 9 slots left. It also includes 5 foreign players.
Retain players of Punjab team: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Puran, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Prabhasimran Singh, Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan, Darshan Nalakande, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar , Ishan Porel.
Punjab Players Release Players: Gleen Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, Karun Nair, Hardas Villain, Jagdish Suchit, Mujib ur Rehman, Jimmy Neesham, Krishnappa Gautam, Tajinder Singh
can put Punjab on these players.
After the release of Maxwell for this season, the Punjab team will look for his strong option in the middle order and this quest of the team can be completed by Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib-ul-Hasan. Hassan’s base price in this time auction is two crore rupees. Apart from Hasan, Punjab team can also bet on Kedar Jadhav. Kedar also bowls with batting and the team can be useful in Indian conditions.
Apart from this, the team can buy Harbhajan Singh to strengthen the spin bowling of the team. This time Harbhajan has been released by Chennai Super Kings before the auction. His base price is also two crore rupees. However, Harbhajan did not play in the last season. In such a situation, they may have to bear the brunt of being away from the field for a long time. At the same time, England’s fastest batsman Jason Roy can also be seen with Punjab. He has been released by Delhi Capitals.
Apart from Punjab, there are four teams in this auction, whose purse is more than Rs 15 crore.
