Punjab Kings went all out at the Indian Premier League 2022 auction, purchasing 23 players to complete their squad of 25. They bought senior Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan, for ₹8.25 crore and South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada for ₹9.25 crore. However, their most expensive buy at the auction was England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, who was bought for ₹11.5 crore.
Apart from the above big names, PBKS also purchased experienced England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow for ₹6.75 crore and West Indies all-rounder Odeon Smith for ₹6 crore.Ahead of the IPL auction, they had retained only two players – Mayank Agarwal for ₹14 crore and Arshdeep Singh for ₹4 crore. A few days back, PBKS confirmed that Agarwal would lead the side in the 2022 edition of the T20 league.
PBKS’ key overseas players
#1 Kagiso Rabada
#2 Jonny Bairstow
#3 Liam Livingsto
