Kings XI Punjab in 2020

The 2020 season will be the 13th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab. They will one of the eight teams that competed in the 2020 Indian Premier League.[1] The Kings XI Punjab's catchment areas are Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana—evident from the letter sequence "K J H P H" in the banner of the team's logo.[2][3]. KL Rahul will captain the team this season. This was confirmed by Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia during the IPL auction. After the release of Ravichandran Ashwin, the team is now in the hands of KL Rahul.[4] Rahul, who is in excellent form, will try to get the team the title. In the IPL auction , the kxip bought Australia's player Glenn Maxwell for Rs 10.75 crore. The team is currently being captained by KL Rahul with Anil Kumble as team coach.

Kings XI Punjab
2020 season
CoachAnil Kumble
CaptainK. L. Rahul
Ground(s)Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
← 2019

Background

Player retention and transfers
Main article: List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes
In the 2017 season, Maxwell scored 310 runs in 14 matches. His best year so far has been with KXIP in 2014, when he single-handedly took the KXIP to the final.

The Kings XI Punjab retained 14 players and released seven players.[5] KXIP on Thursday 7 November 2019 traded Ravichandran Ashwin to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.5 crore and Karnataka spinner Jagadeesha Suchith, ending a series of intense negotiations over the Indian spinner's IPL future.

Retained players: KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Mohammed Shami, Nicholas Pooran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar and Murugan Ashwin.

Released players: Varun Chakravarthy, Andrew Tye, Sam Curran, Simran Singh, David Miller, Moises Henriques and Agnivesh Ayachi.

Transfers

Player Nationality Salary From To
Ravichandran Ashwin₹7.6 crore (US$1.1 million)Kings XI PunjabDelhi Capitals
Jagadeesha Suchith₹20 lakh (US$28,000)Delhi CapitalsKings XI Punjab
Krishnappa Gowtham₹6.2 crore (US$870,000)Rajasthan RoyalsKings XI Punjab
Ankit Rajpoot₹3 crore (US$420,000)Kings XI Punjab[↑]Rajasthan Royals

Auction

KXIP went in the auction with a purse of 42.70 Cr INR which was higher than any other team. KXIP had 16 players in front of the IPL 2020 Auction, and their significant hole was the all-rounders players. For that, KXIP purchased Glenn Maxwell for an incredible INR 1075L, and James Neesham and Deepak Hooda for just INR 50L. Their other costly purchases incorporate Sheldon Cottrell and Chris Jordan for INR 850L and INR 300L separately.

Players bought: Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, James Neesham, Prabhsimran Singh, Chris Jordan, Tanjinder Dhillon, Ravi Bishnoi, Ishan Porel, Sheldon Cottrell.

Team Analysis

ESPNcricinfo' wrote "Kings XI Punjab ensured that their playing eleven was completed By purchasing Glenn Maxwell and Sheldon Cottrell. On paper, this team's potential playing eleven looks very strong. The weak side of this team is its bench strength and bowling attack. Though Punjab had a lot of money left and the team could buy more players, but the team did not do so. The team also had the option of buying an opener as a backup for Gayle. Or by bidding higher for Chris Morris in the auction, the team could have added him as well."[6]

Indian Premier League

Preseason

In February 2020, KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, they has purchased the Caribbean Premier League team St Lucia Zouks. They become the second owners of IPL to run a CPL team, the first one is Red Chillies Entertainment, who own both Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders.[7]

offseason

On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[8] On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[9] with the tournament postponed further.[10] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[11]

On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[12] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[13] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[14] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[15] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[16]

Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary
Notes
Batsmen
69Karun Nair (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹5.6 crore (US$790,000)
333Chris Gayle (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹2 crore (US$280,000)Overseas
14Mayank Agarwal (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1 crore (US$140,000)
18Mandeep Singh (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium2019₹1.4 crore (US$200,000)
97Sarfaraz Khan (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break2019₹25 lakh (US$35,000)
N/ADeepak Hooda (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
All-rounders
N/AGlenn Maxwell (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹10.75 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas
N/AJames Neesham (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹50 lakh (US$70,000)Overseas
N/ATajinder Singh (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Wicket-keepers
1K. L. Rahul (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992Right-handed2018₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)Captain
29Nicholas Pooran (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995Left-handed2019₹4.2 crore (US$590,000)Overseas
84Prabhsimran Singh (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995Right-handed2020₹55 lakh (US$77,000)
Spin Bowlers
88Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹4 crore (US$560,000)Overseas
89Murugan Ashwin (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
95Harpreet Brar (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/AKrishnappa Gowtham (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹6.2 crore (US$869,000)
N/AJagadeesha Suchith (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/ARavi Bishnoi (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹2 crore (US$280,000)
Pace Bowlers
11Mohammed Shami (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019₹4.8 crore (US$670,000)
7Hardus Viljoen (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast2019₹75 lakh (US$110,000)Overseas
N/ADarshan Nalkande (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019₹30 lakh (US$42,000)
2Arshdeep Singh (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/ASheldon Cottrell (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2020₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million)Overseas
N/AChris Jordan (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹3 crore (US$420,600.00)Overseas
N/AIshan Porel (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)

    Administration and support staff
    Position Name
    Owner Mohit Burman (Dabur), Ness Wadia (Wadia Group), Priety Zinta (PZNZ Media), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surrendra Group)
    CEO Satish Menon
    Team manager Avinash Vaidya
    Brand ambassador Priety Zinta
    Captain KL Rahul
    Director of cricket operations and head coach Anil Kumble
    Assistant coach Andy Flower
    Batting coach Wasim Jaffer
    Bowling coach Charl Langeveldt
    Fielding coach Jonty Rhodes
    Team physio Andrew Leipus
    Assistant physiotherapist Abhijit Kar
    Trainer Adrian Le Roux
    Assistant trainer Prabhakar B
    Massuer Naresh Kumar
    R&D Consultant Sankar Rajgopal
    Source:

    Kit manufacturers and sponsors

    Teams and standings

    League table
    Team
    		 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
    Chennai Super Kings 0000000.000
    Delhi Capitals 0000000.000
    Kings XI Punjab 0000000.000
    Kolkata Knight Riders 0000000.000
    Mumbai Indians 0000000.000
    Rajasthan Royals 0000000.000
    Royal Challengers Bangalore 0000000.000
    Sunrisers Hyderabad 0000000.000
    Source: ESPNCricinfo Last updated: 17 Feb 2020 [17]

    League stage

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