2023 Punjab Kings season

The 2023 season was the 16th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the ten teams compete in the 2023 Indian Premier League.[1]

Punjab Kings
2023 season
CoachTrevor Bayliss
CaptainShikhar Dhawan
Ground(s)Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Most runsShikhar Dhawan (373)
Most wicketsArshdeep Singh (17)

Background

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In September 2022, Trevor Bayliss replaced Anil Kumble as the side's head coach. In November, Shikhar Dhawan replaced Mayank Agarwal as the captain.[2]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages are given as of 31 March 2023, the date of the first match played in the tournament
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
42 Shikhar Dhawan   India (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 37) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2022 8.25 crore (US$990,000) Captain
45 Harpreet Singh Bhatia   India (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2023 40 lakh (US$48,000)
23 Liam Livingstone   England (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 11.5 crore (US$1.4 million) Overseas
21 Shivam Singh   India (1996-11-18)18 November 1996 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm Off spin 2023 20 lakh (US$24,000)
14 Atharva Taide   India (2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 22) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2022 20 lakh (US$24,000)
All-rounders
24 Sikandar Raza   Zimbabwe (1986-04-24)24 April 1986 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm Off spin 2022 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
19 Rishi Dhawan   India (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm Fast medium 2022 55 lakh (US$66,000)
10 Baltej Singh   India (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 20 lakh (US$24,000)
35 Shahrukh Khan   India (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 27) Right-handed Off break 2022 9 crore (US$1.1 million)
95 Harpreet Brar   India (1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022 3.8 crore (US$460,000)
58 Sam Curran   England (1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 24) Left-handed Left-arm Fast medium 2023 18.5 crore (US$2.2 million) Overseas
9 Mohit Rathee   India (1999-01-13)13 January 1999 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm Leg spin 2023 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
51 Jonny Bairstow   England (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 6.75 crore (US$810,000) Overseas
54 Bhanuka Rajapaksa   Sri Lanka (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2022 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
99 Jitesh Sharma   India (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed - 2022 20 lakh (US$24,000)
84 Prabhsimran Singh   India (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 22) Right-handed - 2022 60 lakh (US$72,000)
Spin bowlers
11 Rahul Chahar   India (1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 5.25 crore (US$630,000)
Pace bowlers
72 Nathan Ellis   Australia (1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2022 75 lakh (US$90,000) Overseas
25 Kagiso Rabada   South Africa (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm fast 2022 9.25 crore (US$1.1 million) Overseas
02 Arshdeep Singh   India (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 24) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2019 4 crore (US$480,000)
28 Vidwath Kaverappa   India (1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 20 lakh (US$24,000)
12 Raj Bawa   India (2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm Fast medium 2022 2 crore (US$240,000)
  • Source: Punjab Kings[3]

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
CEO Satish Menon
Team manager Vikram Hastir
Head coach Trevor Bayliss
Assistant coach Brad Haddin
Batting coach Wasim Jaffer
Spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi
Fast bowling coach Charl Langeveldt
Physiotherapist Andrew Leipus
Strength and conditioning coach Adrian Le Roux
  • Source: Punjab Kings[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Trevor Bayliss named head coach of Punjab Kings". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Dhawan replaces Mayank as Punjab Kings captain". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Players, Punjab Kings.