Punjab Kings IPL 2025 Retentions: Final List Of Retained Players And Remaining Purse Size

IPL Retentions 2025: The wait is finally over as all 10 franchises have confirmed the list of players they have retained ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. 

One of IPL 's most erratic franchises, Punjab Kings under new head coach Ricky Ponting have made some interesting calls ahead of the mega auction. Here is Punjab King's full retention list. 

Punjab Kings IPL 2025 Retentions Full list

Punjab Kings have once again cleared the deck at the IPL auction and will enter the mega auction with the highest purse of 110.5 Crore. Having retained only two uncapped players, Punjab start fresh under new head coach Ricky Ponting. 

First Retention:  Shashank Singh - 5.5 Cr (Uncapped)
Second Retention: Prabhsimran Singh - 4 Cr (Uncapped)

Total Amount Spent: 9.5 Cr

Remaining Purse: 110.5 Cr

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Punjab Kings seek redemption under Ricky Ponting

Punjab Kings have never won the IPL in their history and have only made it to the playoffs twice in 17 seasons. Ahead of the IPL Retentions, Punjab Kings roped in new head coach Ricky Ponting to start afresh with hopes that 'Punter' will provide stability to the franchise and build a Championship calibre core.

Captaincy is once again going to be a key question mark linked with Punjab after the retirement of Shikhar Dhawan. In Dhawan's absence, Sam Curran led the Kings last season but entering mega Auction in IPL 2025, the Kings will be searching for a long term leader. The likes of Shreayas Iyer, Rishabh Pant , Steve Smith have all been linked with the Punjab Kings leadership role. With the IPL retention list for Punjab now out, can the Kings put behind their years of misfortune and finally ascend to success under Ricky Ponting?

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