Kings XI Punjab | Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket Team
Kings XI describe themselves as Lion-hearted, spirited, passionate, hospitable, entertaining and brave. This team wants to become the most successful and entertaining team in the league.
No. of players bought: 11 (4 Indian, 7 foreign)
Money spent: $6.95 millon
David Hussey ($1.4 million)
Shaun Marsh ($400,000)
Piyush Chawla ($900,000), Abhishek Nayar ($800,000)
While the other franchises spent and shopped over two days in Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab were sparing with their purchases and bought only 11 players.
Kings have just over $2 million to fill their squad with uncapped domestic players. The aim is to pick up several high quality players to fill the gaps in their team. Sadly there are many. They have only two specialist batsmen and their two allrounders are nothing to write home about. They also possess only one spinner at present. Their strengths lie in their fast bowling and their wicket keeping reserves - Adam Gilchrist and Dinesh Karthik. Curiously.
Squad
Batsmen: Shaun Marsh ($400,000), David Hussey ($140,000)
Bowlers: Stuart Broad ($400,000), Praveen Kumar ($800,000), Ryan Harris ($325,000), Piyush Chawla ($900,000), Nathan Rimmington ($20,000)
Allrounders: Abhishek Nayar ($800,000), Dimitri Mascarenhas ($100,000)
Wicketkeepers: Adam Gilchrist ($900,000), Dinesh Karthik ($900,000)
Team Coach: Michael Bevan Team Captain Adam Gilchrist, Team colours are Red and Silver
Bollywood's Preity Zinta, and industrialists Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman and Karan Paul are behind this venture.
2010: 4 Wins 10 Losses
2011 Played 14 Won 7 Lost 7
DATE |
HOME TEAM |
AWAY TEAM |
RESULT |
Apr 10 2011 |
Pune Warriors India |
Kings XI Punjab |
PWI Won |
Apr 13 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Chennai Super Kings |
KXI Won |
Apr 16 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Kings XI Punjab |
KXI Won |
Apr 21 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Rajasthan Royals |
KXI Won |
Apr 23 2011 |
Delhi Daredevils |
Kings XI Punjab |
DD Won |
Apr 30 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kings XI Punjab |
KKR Won |
May 02 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Kings XI Punjab |
MI Won |
May 06 2011 |
Bangalore RC |
Kings XI Punjab |
BRC Won |
May 08 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Pune Warriors India |
PW Won |
May 10 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Mumbai Indians |
KXI Won |
May 13 2011 |
Kochi Tuskers |
Kings XI Punjab |
KXI Won |
May 15 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Delhi Daredevils |
KXI Won |
May 17 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Bangalore RC |
KXI Won |
May 21 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Deccan Chargers |
DC Won |
IPL Cricket News
The IPL Governing Council have taken a number of decisions with regard to the upcoming 2012 season.
LEAGUE FORMAT
The 2012 season will revert to the home and away format, with each of the nine franchises playing 16 matches. There will be four Play-off matches - a total of 76 matches.
The season will commence in Chennai on Wednesday, 4 April 2012.
The Play-off matches will be held in Bangalore and Chennai, with the final to be played in Chennai on Sunday, 27 May 2012.
PLAYERS The 2012 Player Auction will be held in India in late January / early February.
Each franchise will have an Auction Purse of $2m to spend on players in the 2012 auction.
For the 2012 & 2013 seasons, the maximum squad size will be increased to 33, and the cap on the number of overseas players in the squad increased to 11.
The regulation that only 4 overseas players may be in the playing XI is unchanged.
The trading window will open on 15 December 2011 and run through to 20 January 2012.
There will be a short second trading window after the Player Auction.
The trading regulations will be as per previous seasons. There will be no financial cap on trading. Franchises can only add to their squad, by way of trading, a maximum of 4 players who were bought in the 2011 Auction, and they must stay within the squad composition regulations at all times.
Latest News: Kohchi Tuskers have pulled out of the league and Pune have lost their major sponsor, Watch this space.
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