Published 19:20 IST, December 20th 2019
KXIP IPL 2020 team: List of all players bought at auction, full squad ahead of IPL 2020
KXIP IPL 2020 team: After the IPL 2020 Auction in Kolkata on December 19, we take a look at the entire list of Kings XI Punjab players for the upcoming IPL.
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Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab had the biggest purse available among all teams for the IPL 2020 auction. At the bidding event, the franchise put that to some use as they roped in few exciting T20 talents. Here, we take a look at how they fared at the auction and how their squad looks for the IPL 2020.
9⃣ 🦁 who joined #SaddaSquad today 👇@Gmaxi_32 ➡️ 10.75 Cr@SaluteCotterell ➡️ 8.50 Cr@imDeepakHooda ➡️ 50 L
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) December 19, 2019
Ishan Porel ➡️ 20 L
Ravi Bishnoi ➡️ 2 Cr@JimmyNeesh ➡️ 50 L@CJordan ➡️ 3 Cr
Tajinder Singh ➡️ 20 L@prabhsimran01 ➡️ 55 L#SaddaPunjab #IPLAuction2020 #IPLAuction
KXIP IPL 2020 team: Auction picks
The 2014 runners-up managed to grab Glenn Maxwell after an intense bidding war among multiple franchises. The Australian all-rounder was the second most expensive player from the auction with ₹10.75 crore as he re-joined his former IPL team. Apart from Maxwell, KXIP also bought in West Indies pacer Sheldon Cotterell for ₹8.5 crore.
New Zealand all-rounder and limited-overs specialist Jimmy Neesham also joined the 'Lion’s Den' for ₹50 lakhs. Meanwhile, English all-rounder Chris Jordan will bolster their pace bowling attack as he joins veteran Indian pacer Mohammed Shami. Other new additions to the team are Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Tajinder Singh and Prabhsimran Singh. After the auction, the team management announced KL Rahul as their new skipper for the upcoming mega event.
KXIP IPL 2020 team: Complete line-up
KL Rahul (C), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Sheldon Cottrell, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Arshdeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, M Ashwin, J Suchith, Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Tajinder Singh Dhillon, Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh
THIS. IS. SADDA. SQUAD. ❤#SaddaPunjab #SaddaSquad #SaddeKings #IPLAuction2020 pic.twitter.com/g4cFZwdCBj
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) December 19, 2019
18:25 IST, December 20th 2019