TOP-10 PLAYERS FOR PUNJAB KINGS
TOP-10 PLAYERS FOR PUNJAB KINGS: The journey of Punjab Kings has been a roller coaster since the start of IPL. Previously this franchise was known as Kings XI Punjab. After 17 February 2021 changed its name to Punjab Kings. Since then this franchise has not been able to win its first IPL title. Although in a few years this franchise has changed a lot, it couldn’t impress much. Still, Punjabi fans are loyal to this franchise because of the player’s history. Many players have given some unforgettable memories to the fans.
Here is the list of all-time best players for Punjab Kings.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul is an amazing talent in Indian cricket, he is an opening batsman and joined this franchise in 2018. Also, he is the former captain of the Punjab Kings. He will lead the team in 2020 and 202. He made his team win many matches single-handedly. In 2020 he won his first Orange cap ( most runs in the season) but unfortunately couldn’t qualify. Now, KL Rahul is playing for Lucknow supergiants as a captain. From 2018 to 2021 he played 55 matches and scored 2548 runs including 23 half centuries and 2 centuries.
SE Marsh
Shaun Marsh is an amazing Australian cricketer. He had a very long career with KXIP (Punjab Kings) from 2008 to 2017. He is now retired from all formats. Talking about his IPL career he had played a lot of crucial knocks for the team. Throughout his IPL career, he had played 71 matches and scored 2477 runs. With an average of 39.95 including 20 half centuries and 1 century.
David Miller
David Miller is one of the best hard-hitting batsmen in the world. He usually came to bat during death overs and he is popularly Known as “killer Miller” due to his explosive batting during death overs. He played many memorable innings for this franchise from 2012 to 2019. Throughout his career, he played 84 matches and scored 1974 runs. Currently, he is not a part of this franchise as Punjab Kings released him after 2019 and now he is playing from Gujarat Titans.
Mayank Aggarwal
Mayank Aggarwal is an opening batsman with the ability to give a good start to the team. He used to play with a high strike rate during power play by smashing boundaries. Punjab kings believed in Mayank and retained him during mega auctions. He has been part of this team since 2018. In 2022 Punjab Kings gave him the captaincy of the team. He has been successful in this franchise.
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell is an Australian all-rounder cricketer. He became popular in IPL when it was part of this franchise in 2014. He is popular for his hard-hitting skills during death overs and played many important knocks for the team. He had played 70 matches and scored 1383 runs with a strike rate of 157.69. After consistent poor performances for a few years, the Punjab kings have to release him. Now Maxwell is playing for royal challengers Bangalore.
Chris gayle
Chris Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who is popularly known as the “universal boss”. His IPL Career was a roller coaster after RCB released him in 2018 nobody bought him in the first half of the auction, in the second half of the auction Punjab kings came forward and bought him which turned out to be a good decision for the franchise as Gayle performed according to their expectations. He played 41 matches and scored 1339 runs including 1 century and 10 half centuries.
Wridhiman Saha
Wridhiman Saha is a very talented wicketkeeper-batsman from India. He was a very important asset to the franchise. In the final of the 2014 IPL, he smashed a ton against Kolkata knight riders but unfortunately lost the match. He played 62 matches for the team and scored 1190 runs including 1 hundred and 5 half centuries.
Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla is one of the very experienced and clever leg spinners of India. He used to bowl during power plays and was known for his good economy. He was part of Punjab kings from 2008 to 2013, and played 87 matches and took 84 wickets.
Liam Livingston
Liam Livingston is an allrounder cricketer from England, and he is famous for his destructive batting style in any situation. Recently Punjab kings bought him in the mega auction and he performed amazingly as the franchise expected. He played 14 matches last year for the team and smashed 437 runs in death overs. He had an amazing strike rate of 182.04 including 4 half-centuries.
Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan is a popular Indian cricketer popularly Known as “Gabbar”. Recently Punjab kings bought him as an opener in the mega auctions. He surely will be a great player in the coming years for Punjab kings. He had great potential and experience. In the last season of the IPL 2022, he played 14 matches and scored 460 runs for the team.