2022 Punjab Kings season explained

Club:	Punjab Kings
Season:	2022
Coach:	Anil Kumble
Coachtitle:	Coach
Captain:	Mayank Agarwal
Captaintitle:	Captain
Ground:	Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Comp1:	2022 Indian Premier League
Comp1 Result:	6th
Most Runs:	Shikhar Dhawan (460)
Most Wickets:	Kagiso Rabada (23)
Prevseason:	2021

The 2022 season was the 15th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.^{[1] [2]}

Background

The franchise chose to retain two players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.^[3]

Retained: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh

Released: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan, Prabhsimran Singh, Dawid Malan, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Moises Henriques, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar

Acquired at the auction: Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.^[4]

Squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Squad strength: 25 (18 - Indian, 7 - overseas)

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Salary	Notes
Captain
16	Mayank Agarwal		16 February 1991	Right-handed		2018
Batters
54	Bhanuka Rajapaksa		24 October 1991	Left-handed		2022		Overseas
42	Shikhar Dhawan		5 December 1985	Left-handed		2022		Vice Captain
35			27 May 1995	Right-handed		2022
All-rounders
23	Liam Livingstone		4 August 1993	Right-handed		2022		Overseas
19	Rishi Dhawan		19 February 1990	Right-handed		2022
13			5 October 1988	Right-handed		2022		Overseas
15	Odean Smith		1 November 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022		Overseas
12	Raj Bawa		12 November 2002	Left-handed	Right-arm Fast medium	2022
28			28 September 1992	Right-handed		2022
46			23 April 1994	Right-handed		2022
05			26 April 2000	Left-handed		2022
Wicket-keepers
84			10 August 2000	Right-handed	-	2022
51	Jonny Bairstow		26 September 1989	Right-handed		2022		Overseas
99			22 October 1993	Right-handed	-	2022
Spin Bowlers
83	Rahul Chahar		4 August 1999	Right-handed		2022
95			16 September 1995	Left-handed		2022
09	Ansh Patel		19 February 2002	Right-handed		2022
Pace Bowlers
02			5 February 1999	Left-handed		2019
25	Kagiso Rabada		25 May 1995	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	2022		Overseas
55			5 September 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022
66	Sandeep Sharma		18 May 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022
14			14 December 1997	Right-handed		2022
72	Nathan Ellis		22 September 1994	Right-handed		2022		Overseas
10			4 November 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022
Source:PBKS Players

Administration and support staff

Position	Name
CEO	Satish Menon
Team manager	Avinash Vaidya
Director of cricket operations & head coach	Anil Kumble
Assistant coach	Jonty Rhodes
Batting consultant	Julian Wood
Bowling coach	Damien Wright
Physiotherapist	Andrew Leipus
Source:PBKS Staff

Group stage

Points table

Group stage fixtures

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Notes and References

1. Web site: IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022 . 29 September 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
2. Web site: 28 September 2021 . IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date . 29 September 2021 . Zee News.
3. Web site: VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention . 30 November 2021 . IPLT20.com . Indian Premier League.
4. Web site: Punjab Kings full list of players after IPL auction 2022. 14 February 2021. The Hindu.