Ricky Ponting and PBKS purchased five Australian players, in the guise of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie and Xavier Bartlett.
The recently concluded IPL Auction 2025 in Jeddah was a blockbuster showdown as the franchises splurged big amounts of money on capped and uncapped players over the course of two days. Punjab Kings were one of the few IPL sides, who spent a lot on uncapped Indian players. PBKS spent ₹3.8 crore on Priyansh Arya, who is known for hitting massive six sixes in an over during the inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League.
Ricky Ponting is PBKS’ new head coach.(AFP)
They also acquired Harnoor Pannu, who was part of India’s winning U-19 World Cup squad in 2022 and also Musheer Khan. PBKS also acquired Suryansh Shedge, Pyla Avinash and Pravin Dubey.
Top 15 buys at IPL 2025 Auction Share Via Copy Link Rishabh Pant ₹ 27 Cr DC LSG
Total Match
111
Total Runs
3284
Highest Score
128 runs
Shreyas Iyer ₹ 26.75 Cr KKR PBKS
Total Match
115
Total Runs
3127
Highest Score
96 runs
Venkatesh Iyer ₹ 23.75 Cr KKR KKR
Total Match
50
Total Runs
1326
Highest Score
104 runs
Wickets
3
Best Bowling
2/29
Arshdeep Singh ₹ 18 Cr PBKS PBKS
Total Match
65
Total Runs
29
Highest Score
10 runs
Wickets
76
Best Bowling
5/32
Yuzvendra Chahal ₹ 18 Cr RR PBKS
Total Match
260
Total Runs
37
Highest Score
8 runs
Wickets
205
Best Bowling
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Jos Buttler ₹ 15.75 Cr RR GT
Total Match
107
Total Runs
3582
Highest Score
124 runs
KL Rahul ₹ 14 Cr LSG DC
Total Match
132
Total Runs
4683
Highest Score
132 runs
Trent Boult ₹ 12.50 Cr RR MI
Total Match
104
Total Runs
83
Highest Score
17 runs
Wickets
121
Best Bowling
4/18
Jofra Archer ₹ 12.50 Cr MI RR
Total Match
35
Total Runs
195
Highest Score
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Wickets
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Best Bowling
3/15
Josh Hazlewood ₹ 12.50 Cr RCB RCB
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12
Total Runs
–
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–
Wickets
12
Best Bowling
3/24
Mohammed Siraj ₹ 12.25 Cr RCB GT
Total Match
93
Total Runs
109
Highest Score
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Wickets
93
Best Bowling
4/21
Mitchell Starc ₹ 11.75 Cr KKR DC
Total Match
41
Total Runs
105
Highest Score
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Wickets
51
Best Bowling
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Phil Salt ₹ 11.50 Cr DC RCB
Total Match
21
Total Runs
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Highest Score
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Ishan Kishan ₹ 11.25 Cr MI SRH
Total Match
105
Total Runs
2644
Highest Score
99 runs
Wickets
–
Best Bowling
–
Jitesh Sharma ₹ 11 Cr PBKS RCB
Total Match
40
Total Runs
730
Highest Score
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Speaking to IANS, he said, “We have brought some of the best young Indian talent into our group, which is very exciting. So, our scouts have done a great job and worked really hard and well to make sure that the auctions go exactly how we wanted them to.”
PBKS get five Aussie players
Ponting and PBKS also went for five Australian players, in the guise of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie and Xavier Bartlett. Ponting remarked, “We have (a few Australians) and I’ll probably get some criticism. I think we have got five Aussies out of our complement of eight overseas. But when you look at the slots that we needed, the players that we have got fitted into those roles perfectly.”
“To have Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell back to Kings is huge as they have both played here in the past. A couple of new guys, including Xavier Bartlett, Aaron Hardie, and Josh Inglis, are coming into the IPL for the first time, which is also really exciting for us,” he added.
PBKS’s most expensive purchase was Shreyas Iyer, who cost ₹26.75 crores, followed by spinner Yuzvendra Chahal ( ₹18 crore.) Meanwhile, Arshdeep rejoined via RTM for ₹18 crore. The franchise also welcomed Afghan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai for ₹2.40 crore and New Zealand veteran pacer Lockie Ferguson for ₹2 crore.
