Cricket followers witnessed a never-seen-before battle on the Indian Premier League participant public sale as ten groups spent INRĀ 230.45 crore to signal 72 players on Tuesday, December 19. Teams went all weapons blazing to interrupt the all-time report for the most costly signings in historical past two occasions within the IPL public sale 2024 in Dubai.
Punjab Kings, who completed the 2023 version within the eighth place, considerably strengthened their squad with high quality buys on the 2024 public sale. They entered the public sale with INR 29.01 crore after releasing solely 5 players from their earlier squad.
Shikhar Dhawan-led workforce’s first bid got here for New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra however they surprisingly pulled out of the race fairly early. Punjab Kings’ first profitable signing got here within the kind of Indian pacer Harshal Patel who was launched by Royal Challengers Bangalore.Ā
Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants in an intense bidding conflict to signal Harshal for INR 11.75 crore making him the most costly Indian signing of the day. Punjab subsequent signed an skilled English tempo all-rounder Chris Woakes for INR 4.2 crore to strengthen their bowling assault considerably.Ā
As anticipated, Punjab Kings confirmed a powerful curiosity of their former participant Shahrukh Khan however Gujarat Titans emerged winners with a last bid of INR 7.4Ā crore. Punjab additionally signedĀ Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Tanay Thiagrajan, Shashank SinghĀ and Prince Choudhary (all for a base value of INR 20 lakh every).Ā
In the closing levels, Punjab Kings triggered a bidding conflict with Delhi CapitalsĀ to signal South African batter Rilee Rossouw for INR 8 crore to fill all 25 slots and nonetheless had INR 4.15 crore remaining of their purse.
Punjab Kings squad after IPL public sale 2024
Retained Players:Ā Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Matthew Short, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Vidwath Kaverappa
New Signings:Ā Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Tanay Thiagrajan, Shashank Singh, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw
