2017 Kings XI Punjab season
| 2017 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Virender Sehwag | ||
| Captain | Glenn Maxwell | ||
| Ground(s) | PCA Stadium, Mohali | ||
| IPL | 5th | ||
| |||
Kings XI Punjab, now known as Punjab Kings, are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams which competed 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 | |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 | |
| 7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[1]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
Match summary
Auction
The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore.[2]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 1 | Hashim Amla |  South Africa | 31 March 1983 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹1 crore (US$150,000) | Overseas |
| 8 | Murali Vijay |  India | 1 April 1984 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹3 crore (US$460,000) | |
| 10 | David Miller | South Africa | 10 June 1989 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹5 crore (US$770,000) | Overseas |
| 16 | Eoin Morgan |  England | 10 September 1986 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹2 crore (US$310,000) | Overseas |
| 22 | Gurkeerat Singh | India | 29 June 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2012) | ₹1.3 crore (US$200,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 31 | Martin Guptill |  New Zealand | 30 September 1986 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹50 lakh (US$77,000) | Overseas |
| 36 | Manan Vohra | India | 18 July 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 (since 2013) | ₹35 lakh (US$54,000) | |
| 42 | Shaun Marsh | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 9 July 1983 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 (since 2008) | ₹2.2 crore (US$340,000) | Overseas |
| Nikhil Naik | India | 9 November 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹30 lakh (US$46,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Armaan Jaffer | India | 25 October 1998 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | ||
| Rinku Singh | India | 12 October 1997 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 14 | Rahul Tewatia | India | 20 May 1993 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | ₹25 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| 17 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | 18 September 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹55 lakh (US$84,000) | Overseas |
| 20 | Axar Patel | India | 20 January 1994 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | ₹75 lakh (US$115,000) | |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 14 October 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹6 crore (US$920,000) | Overseas, Captain |
| 88 | Darren Sammy |  Saint Lucia | 20 December 1983 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹30 lakh (US$46,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | 24 October 1984 (aged 32) | Right-handed | 2014 | ₹2.2 crore (US$340,000) | Vice Captain | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 4 | Anureet Singh | India | 2 March 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹20 lakh (US$31,000) | |
| 5 | Swapnil Singh | India | 22 January 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | India | 18 September 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹6.5 crore (US$998,000) | |
| 21 | Matt Henry | New Zealand | 14 December 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹50 lakh (US$77,000) | Overseas |
| 26 | KC Cariappa | India | 13 April 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2016 | ₹80 lakh (US$120,000) | |
| 29 | Ishant Sharma | India | 2 September 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | |
| 44 | T Natarajan | India | 27 May 1991 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹3 crore (US$460,000) | |
| 66 | Sandeep Sharma | India | 18 May 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 (since 2013) | ₹85 lakh (US$130,000) | |
| 77 | Varun Aaron | India | 29 October 1989 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹2.8 crore (US$430,000) | |
| Pardeep Sahu | India | 21 August 1985 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | ||
Support staff changes
- In December 2016, Sanjay Bangar stepped down as the team's head coach.[4]
- In January 2017, Virender Sehwag was named head of cricket operations and strategy.[5]
- In February 2017, J. Arunkumar was named batting coach.[6]
References
- ↑ "2017 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Bangar steps down as Kings XI coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ↑ "Sehwag named head of Kings XI cricket operations". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "J Arunkumar joins Kings XI's coaching staff". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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