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The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams competing in the 2017 Indian Premier League. The Kings XI Punjab drew an average home attendance of 20,001 in the 2017 IPL season.
Season standings
Template:2017 Indian Premier League Points table
Match summary
Template:2017 Indian Premier League Group stage
Auction
The players auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was originally scheduled to be held in Bangalore on 4 February 2017,[1] but was pushed forward by at least two weeks due to the BCCI–Lodha committee stand-off.[2] On 3 February, the BCCI announced that the auction will be held on 20 February in Bangalore and that a total of 799 players have signed up for it.[3] On 14 February, the IPL Desk released a list of 351 players.[4]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Template:Color box denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- Template:Color box denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary[5] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 1 | Hashim Amla | Template:Flagicon | 1983-3-31 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 8 | Murali Vijay | Template:Flagicon | 1984-4-1 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 10 | David Miller | Template:Flagicon | 1989-6-10 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 16 | Eoin Morgan | Template:Flagicon | 1986-9-10 (age 40) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 22 | Gurkeerat Singh | Template:Flagicon | 1990-6-29 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2012) | Template:INRConvert | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 31 | Martin Guptill | Template:Flagicon | 1986-9-30 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 36 | Manan Vohra | Template:Flagicon | 1993-7-18 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 (since 2013) | Template:INRConvert | |
| 42 | Shaun Marsh | Template:Flagicon | 1983-7-9 (age 43) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 (since 2008) | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| Nikhil Naik | Template:Flagicon | 1994-11-9 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | Template:INRConvert | Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Armaan Jaffer | Template:Flagicon | 1998-10-25 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Template:INRConvert | ||
| Rinku Singh | Template:Flagicon | 1997-10-12 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | Template:INRConvert | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 14 | Rahul Tewatia | Template:Flagicon | 1993-5-20 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 17 | Marcus Stoinis | Template:Flagicon | 1988-9-18 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 20 | Axar Patel | Template:Flagicon | 1994-1-20 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | Template:Flagicon | 1988-10-14 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas, Captain |
| 88 | Darren Sammy | Template:Flagicon | 1983-12-20 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | Template:Flagicon | 1984-10-24 (age 42) | Right-handed | 2014 | Template:INRConvert | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 4 | Anureet Singh | Template:Flagicon | 1988-3-2 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 5 | Swapnil Singh | Template:Flagicon | 1991-1-22 (age 35) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | Template:Flagicon | 1988-9-18 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 21 | Matt Henry | Template:Flagicon | 1991-12-14 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 26 | KC Cariappa | Template:Flagicon | 1994-4-13 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2016 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 29 | Ishant Sharma | Template:Flagicon | 1988-9-2 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | |
| 44 | T Natarajan | Template:Flagicon | 1991-5-27 (age 35) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 66 | Sandeep Sharma | Template:Flagicon | 1993-5-18 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 (since 2013) | Template:INRConvert | |
| 77 | Varun Aaron | Template:Flagicon | 1989-10-29 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | Template:INRConvert | |
| Pardeep Sahu | Template:Flagicon | 1985-8-21 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2016 | Template:INRConvert | ||
Support staff changes
- In December 2016, Sanjay Bangar stepped down as the head coach of Kings XI Punjab.[6]
- In January 2017, Virender Sehwag was named head of cricket operations and strategy of Kings XI Punjab.[7]
- In February 2017, J. Arunkumar was named batting coach of Kings XI Punjab.[8]
References
- ↑ IPL 2017 May Start From April 5, Auctions on February 4: Rajeev Shukla. NDTV.
- ↑ Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event. ESPN Cricinfo.
- ↑ IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20. Cricbuzz.
- ↑ VIVO IPL Player Auction 2017(14 February 2017).
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ↑ Bangar steps down as Kings XI coach. ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ Sehwag named head of Kings XI cricket operations. ESPN Cricinfo.
- ↑ J Arunkumar joins Kings XI's coaching staff. ESPN Cricinfo.