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IPL Auction 2023 PBKS Live update: Punjab Kings captain, retained player, Squad, batting & bowling coach: Punjab Kings have also started the process of launching their new squad for the IPL season 2023. They have a total of 9 vacancies left to be filled in their squad, out of which 3 are reserved for foreign players. The team has released a total of 9 players, while they have retained a total of 16 players. Now, those 9 players are up for grabs for the other 9 teams of the IPL. This year, 991 players have registered for the IPL auction, and DC would be looking forward to purchasing 9 of them featuring on the long list.

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Punjab Kings (PBKS)

PBKS Retain Player - 16

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PBKS Overseas Retain Player - 5

PBKS Total Money Spent - 62.8 Cr

PBKS Remaining Purse - 32.2 Cr

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PBKS Available Slots - 9

PBKS Overseas Available Slots - 3

The list of released players by the Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Punjab Kings (PBKS) have released a total of 9 players this season. This means that the 9 players won’t be able to play under the banner of Punjab Kings this season. The complete list of the released players is given below:

  1. Mayank Agarwal 
  2. Odean Smith 
  3. Vaibhav Arora 
  4. Benny Howell 
  5. Ishan Porel 
  6. Ansh Patel 
  7. Prerak Mankad 
  8. Sandeep Sharma 
  9. Writtick Chatterjee

The list of retained players by the Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Punjab Kings (PBKS) has retained a total of 16 players. These 16 players will continue to play under the banner of Punjab Kings. Here is the list of players retained by the PBKS in the IPL 2023 season:

Bhanuka Rajapaksa         INR 50 Lakhs

Shahrukh Khan         INR 9 Crores

Shikhar Dhawan         INR 8.25 Crores

Prabhsimran Singh (wk)    INR 60 Lakhs

Jitesh Sharma (wk)         INR 20 Lakhs

Jonny Bairstow (wk)         INR 6.75 crores

Arshdeep Singh         INR 4 Cr

Raj Bawa                      INR 2 Crores

Nathan Ellis                      INR 75 Lakhs

Harpreet Brar                        INR 3.80 Crores

Rahul Chahar                      INR 5.25 Crores

Kagiso Rabada                  INR 9.25 Crores

Baltej Singh                    INR 20 Lakhs

Liam Livingstone       INR 11.50 Crores

Rishi Dhawan                     INR 55 Lakhs

Atharva Taide                     INR 20 Lakhs

Available balance with the Punjab Kings (PBKS):

The DC has already spent 62.80 Cr rupees on retaining the 16 players mentioned above. It needs to fill the vacancy of 9 players in its squads with the remaining balance of 32.20 Cr. In the IPL auction 2023, each team is subject to a total salary cap of INR 95 crores. This amount is 5 Cr more than the previous season.

Punjab Kings’ new captain, batting and bowling coach details

Shikhar Dhawan will replace Mayank Agarwal as the Punjab Kings Captain. Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Brad Haddin has been appointed as the new assistant coach of the franchise, while former South African speedster Charl Langeveldt is the team's new bowling coach. They have also brought back Wasim Jaffer as their batting coach