With the return of the Mega auction, fans will have a blast of fun in the IPL 2025 season. The BCCI will soon release all the details regarding the IPL 2025 Mega Auction schedule, date, venue, and all after the meeting with 10 franchise owners scheduled for the 30th or 31st of July.
However, rumors have already started to circulate about upcoming IPL trades ahead of the 18th IPL season. One interesting rumor about who will be the next Punjab Kings 2025 captain. Or what will be the PBKS 2025 playing XI team in this IPL season?
Punjab Kings had a disastrous season in the IPL 2024 losing 8 matches and ranked at 9th position in the league stage. The Punjab franchise has already started taking action by replacing their current head coach Trevor Bayliss with former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer.
Punjab fans are wondering whether there will be a new Punjab Kings captain as well in the 2025 season or not. Current PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan was absent from half of the IPL 2024 season due to his injury. The Punjab franchise might not retain Shikhar Dhawan for the upcoming season. Then who will be the next Punjab Kings skipper in IPL 2025?
Let’s find out in this blog including Punjab Kings 2025 retained, released players list, and previous squad ahead of IPL 2025 Mega Auction.
PBKS 2025 Captain
Punjab Kings are ready to bid farewell to head coach Trevor Bayliss whose 2-year contract expired and won’t be extended for the 2025 IPL season. Is the Punjab franchise also prepping for a new skipper who will lead the squad in the IPL 2025?
Shikhar Dhawan will be turning 39 this year in December 2024. Based on several media reports there are chances that Punjab Kings will replace Shikhara Dhawan as well. So who will be the new Punjab Captain in 2025? Let’s find out.
Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill and Preity Zinta’s photos of both holding a bat are making a stir on the Internet. Amid the Shikhar Dhawan future with PBKS, many claimed that homeboy Shubman Gill might return to the home franchise Punjab. Shubman Gill handled the Gujarat Titans captaincy in the IPL 2024 season. He has been one of the top performers of the GT since 2022. However, it is unlikely that Gujarat give up on their star opener and captain. About the photos, it was from the photoshoot of a gym opening in which Shubman Gill and actress Preity Zinta opened together.
Sam Curran
The interim captain of PBKS Sam Curran has done everything in his power to uplift the team’s situation in the IPL 2024. In Shikhar Dhawan’s absence, Sam Curran was the one who led the squad in the tournament. Punjab supporters are curious whether Sam Curran will replace Shikhar Dhawan permanently for the IPL 2025 season. In 13 games, Sam Curran bagged 270 runs and scalped 16 wickets including his 3/28 best bowling figure in the IPL 2024 season.
PBKS Full Squad IPL 2024
Current squad: Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Shikhar Dhawan(C), Rilee Rossouw, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Chris Woakes, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Atharva Taide, Ashutosh Sharma, Vidwath Kaverappa, Vishwanath Singh, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Rilee Rossouw.
PBKS 2025 Retained Players List
For the 2025 IPL season, PBKS is allowed to retain 4 players including a right-to-match card (RTM). The retained players list will be soon released by the PBKS along with the IPL 2025 Mega Auction date. Here are the expected PBKS 2025 retained players list whom the franchise will keep for this season.
No. | Players |
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1 | Sam Curran |
2 | Arshdeep Singh |
3 | Shashank Singh |
4 | Shikhar Dhawan/ Jitesh Sharma |
1. Sam Curran
Sam Curran was once the most expensive player bought by Punjab Kings for the whopping amount of INR 18.50 Crore. Allrounder Sam Curran has played a vital role in the past season and will be on the PBKS 2025 retained list.
2. Arshdeep Singh
Top-skilled Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh is the star bowler of the Punjab Kings. Part of the main T20 World Cup squad 2024, Arshdeep Singh’s contribution was unforgettable, and returned home as World Champion. For IPL 2024, Arshdeep Singh collected 19 scalps including his 4/29 best figure.
3. Shashank Singh
In the previous season, Shashank Singh came out as one of the top batter of the Punjab Kings who smashed 28 fours and 251 sixes in his 14 games for the team. The top scorer Shashank bagged 354 runs including his unbeaten 68 runs with an average of 44.25 and a strike rate of 164.65.
4. Shikhar Dhawan/Jitesh Sharma
Despite the absence in half of the season in IPL 2024, Shikhar Dhawan is unmatchable and bagged 152 runs in 5 games. The star opener Shikhar Dhawan has a destructive batting power that can turn the game upside down. Then we have Jitesh Sharma, a vice-captain for the IPL 2024 season. One of these two can be retained by the Punjab franchise.
PBKS 2025 Released Players List
After five years, the IPL Mega Auction is back. The IPL 2025 Mega Auction is just like the 2022 season where IPL franchises have to drop their all players except 3 retained players. This means a major change will be seen in the upcoming IPL season. However, teams can bet on their previous players in Mega auctions but there is no guarantee that they will end up in the same team again in the IPL 2025.
Punjab Kings 2025 Released players list: Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harshal Pate, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary.