- Punjab Kings: Punjab Kings signed three of the five most expensive players in the mega auction to their franchise. Now the decision to make 2 of them captain and vice-captain has to be taken….
Punjab Kings: IPL franchise Punjab Kings entered the 2025 mega auction with a purse of Rs 110.50 crore. The franchise was eyeing to win its first title by building a strong team. Something similar was seen after the two-day mega auction ended.
Punjab Kings signed three of the five most expensive players in the mega auction of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). With this, the picture of the captain and vice-captain of the team for the next season has also become almost clear. Let us tell you who can be the captain and vice-captain of Punjab next year.
This player can be made the captain of Punjab Kings
Punjab made the biggest marquee purchase of the mega auction on Shreyas Iyer . Shreyas Iyer, who made Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) champions last season under his captaincy, was bought by Punjab in the auction for Rs 26.75 crore.
It is believed that such a big bid was placed on him so that the franchise could win its first title. That is, there is every possibility of Shreyas Iyer becoming the captain in the next season. However, this will be confirmed only after the official statement of Punjab.
Punjab Kings can give big responsibility to Glenn Maxwell
Australia’s veteran player Glenn Maxwell has returned home. Punjab has signed Maxwell for Rs 4.20 crore. Maxwell will be seen playing for Punjab for the sixth time. Playing for this team for the first time in 2014, Maxwell scored 552 runs. He can be made the vice-captain of the team this time.
Punjab Kings full squad for IPL 2025
Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Priyansh Arya, Josh English, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Vaishak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Aaron Hardie, Vishnu Vinod, Kuldeep Sen, Suryansh Shegde, Mushir Khan, Harnoor Pannu, Xavier Bartlett, Palya Avinash, Praveen Dubey.