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The 2018 season was the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab.The team finished in 7th position and could not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
Support staff changes
- In December 2017, Brad Hodge was appointed head coach of the team[1]
- In March 2018, Venkatesh Prasad, Nishanta Bordoloi and Shyamal Vallabhjee were appointed bowling coach, fielding coach and technical coach respectively[2]
Others
In December 2017, the franchise requested the BCCI to shift its home from Mohali, Chandigarh, to some other city. The BCCI, however, rejected the plea after some members of the IPL Governing Council opposed the idea. According to The Times of India, two BCCI officials pointed out that charging the franchise a few extra crores for shifting the base would not be a reasonable idea since the valuation for the home shift would be difficult to calculate.[3]
On 13 March 2018, Kings XI Punjab unveiled their official jersey for the season while Kent RO Systems was announced as the chief sponsor of the team in a joint press conference.[4]
On 16 March 2018, the Punjab Cricket Association requested the BCCI to reschedule some of Kings XI Punjab's home matches as Chandigarh Airport was likely to remain shut from 12 May to 31 May due to maintenance work. The team was supposed to play four home matches at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali from 4 May to 14 May, whereas the earlier home matches in April were scheduled to be held at Indore.[5] On 20 March 2018, the franchise revealed their revised schedule, with Mohali hosting the first three home matches and Indore hosting the remaining four.[6]
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 5 | Aaron Finch | Template:Flagicon | 1986-11-17 (age 40) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 10 | David Miller | Template:Flagicon | 1989-6-10 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 13 | Akshdeep Nath | Template:Flagicon | 1993-5-10 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 14 | Mayank Agarwal | Template:Flagicon | 1991-2-16 (age 35) | Right-handed | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | ||
| 45 | Manoj Tiwary | Template:Flagicon | 1985-11-14 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 69 | Karun Nair | Template:Flagicon | 1991-12-6 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 333 | Chris Gayle | Template:Flagicon | 1979-9-21 (age 47) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Yuvraj Singh | Template:Flagicon | 1981-12-12 (age 45) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 35 | Pardeep Sahu | Template:Flagicon | 1985-8-21 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 62 | Mayank Dagar | Template:Flagicon | 1996-11-11 (age 30) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 21 | Manzoor Dar | Template:Flagicon | 1993-11-1 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 1 | KL Rahul | Template:Flagicon | 1992-4-18 (age 34) | Right-handed | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Vice Captain | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Ankit Rajpoot | Template:Flagicon | 1993-12-4 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | Template:Flagicon | 1988-9-18 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 23 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Template:Flagicon | 1986-9-17 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Captain |
| 27 | Ben Dwarshuis | Template:Flagicon | 1994-6-23 (age 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 51 | Barinder Sran | Template:Flagicon | 1992-12-10 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Template:Flagicon | 1986-12-12 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
| 88 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Template:Flagicon | 2001-3-28 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Template:INRConvert | Overseas |
Administration and coaching staff
- Owners - Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Mohit Burman, Karan Paul
- Chief Executive Officer - Satish Menon
- Chief Operating Officer - Rajeev Khanna
- Team manager - Major Varoon Parmar
- Head of cricket operations and strategy - Virender Sehwag
- Head coach - Brad Hodge
- Assistant coach - Mithun Manhas
- Bowling coach - Venkatesh Prasad
- Fielding coach - Nishanta Bordoloi
- Strength & conditioning coach - Nishant Thakur
- Technical coach - Shayamal Vallabhjee
- Video analyst - Ashish Tuli
- Physiotherapist – Amit Tyagi
Season
League table
Template:2018 Indian Premier League Points table
Results
League matches
All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30) Template:2018 IPL match 2
Statistics
Most runs
| Name | Nat | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR |
|---|
- Last Update: 31 March 2018.
- Source: Cricinfo
Most wickets
| Name | Nat | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
|---|
- Last Update: 31 January 2018.
- Source: Cricinfo
References
- ↑ Hodge named Kings XI Punjab's head coach. ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ Venkatesh Prasad appointed bowling coach at KXIP. Times of India.
- ↑ Kings XI's plea to shift base from Mohali rejected. Times of India.
- ↑ IPL 2018: Kings XI Punjab unveil their new jersey. Mid Day.
- ↑ Punjab requests rescheduling of KXIP matches. Times of India.
- ↑ IPL: Kings XI announce change of home schedule Big boost for 'Khelo India'? IPL: Kings XI announce change of home schedule. Times of India.