Punjab Kings: History, Squads, Staff, Captains
About Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings, earlier known as Kings XI Punjab, are one of the original IPL teams, bought in 2008 for ₹304 crore by a group including Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman, and Karan Paul. While they’ve had moments of success, consistency has often been missing. In 2010, both Punjab and Rajasthan Royals were briefly removed from the league due to ownership issues but were later reinstated after court action.
Their best season came in 2014 when they reached the final with big performances from Glenn Maxwell and David Miller. They had another chance to win the title in 2025 but narrowly lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Despite reaching the finals twice, Punjab has also finished at the bottom of the table in 2010, 2015, and 2016.
Over the years, they’ve gone through several captain and coach changes in search of success. New leadership under Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer in 2025 gave fans hope again. Though titles have eluded them, Punjab Kings remain a strong and emotional part of the IPL, supported by loyal fans and known for their fighting spirit.
| Information | |
| Founded | 2008 (Rebranded in 2021) |
| Owners | Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman, Karan Paul |
| Full Name | Punjab Kings |
| Nick Name | PBKS |
| Theme Song | Punjabi Kings |
| Home Ground | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium |
| Official Website | https://www.punjabkingsipl.in/ |
PBKS Coaching & Support Staff
| Role | Coach / Staff |
| Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
| Assistant coach | Brad Haddin |
| General Manager- Cricket operations | Ashish Tuli |
| Fast bowling coach | James Hopes |
| Spin Bowling Coach | Sunil Joshi |
| Assistant bowling coach | Trevor Gonsalves |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Adrian le Roux |
| Physiotherapy consultant | Andrew Leipus |
| Assistant physiotherapy consultant | Abhijit Kar |
| Team manager and scout | Vikram Hastir |
| Analyst | Saurabh Walkar |
| Side arm throwers | Prince Kumar, Durjay Bera, Vishwajeet Singh |
| Team masseur | Naresh Kumar |
| Assistant masseur | Arun Kumar |
| Sports yoga teacher | Manoj Kumar |
PBKS Squad 2025
| Position | Players |
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer |
| All Rounders | Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Orai, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge |
| Bowlers | Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey |
| Batters | Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Josh Inglis, Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh |
List of PBKS Captains 2008 to 2025
| Player | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | W/L | %W | %L |
| Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) | 2025 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1.66 | 58.82 | 35.29 |
| Jitesh Sharma (PBKS) | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 100.00 |
| Sam Curran (PBKS) | 2023–2024 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.83 | 45.45 | 54.54 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) | 2022–2024 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.54 | 35.29 | 64.70 |
| Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) | 2021–2022 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| KL Rahul (KXIP/PBKS) | 2020–2021 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0.78 | 40.74 | 51.85 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin (KXIP) | 2018–2019 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0.75 | 42.85 | 57.14 |
| Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) | 2017 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Murali Vijay (KXIP) | 2016 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.60 | 37.50 | 62.50 |
| David Miller (KXIP) | 2016 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.20 | 16.66 | 83.33 |
| David Hussey (KXIP) | 2012–2013 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Adam Gilchrist (KXIP) | 2011–2013 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (KXIP) | 2010 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.33 | 23.07 | 69.23 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (KXIP) | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 100.00 |
| George Bailey (KXIP) | 2014–2015 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1.05 | 51.42 | 48.57 |
| Yuvraj Singh (KXIP) | 2008–2009 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1.41 | 58.62 | 41.37 |
| Virender Sehwag (KXIP) | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
PBKS Performance over the years
| Year | Rank | Top Batsman | Runs | Top Bowler | Wickets | Win % |
| 2025 | 1st | Shreyas Iyer | 604 | Arshdeep Singh | 21 | – |
| 2024 | 9th | Shashank Singh | 354 | Harshal Patel | 22 | 35.71 |
| 2023 | 8th | Shikhar Dhawan | 373 | Arshdeep Singh | 17 | 41.66 |
| 2022 | 6th | Shikhar Dhawan | 460 | Kagiso Rabada | 23 | 50.00 |
| 2021 | 6th | KL Rahul | 626 | Mohammad Shami | 19 | 42.85 |
| 2020 | 6th | KL Rahul | 670 | Mohammad Shami | 20 | 42.86 |
| 2019 | 6th | KL Rahul | 593 | Mohammad Shami | 19 | 42.85 |
| 2018 | 7th | KL Rahul | 659 | Andrew Tye | 24 | 42.85 |
| 2017 | 5th | Hashim Amla | 420 | Sandeep Sharma | 17 | 50.00 |
| 2016 | 8th | Murali Vijay | 453 | Sandeep Sharma | 15 | 28.57 |
| 2015 | 8th | David Miller | 357 | Anureet Singh | 15 | 27.27 |
| 2014 | 2nd | Glenn Maxwell | 552 | Sandeep Sharma | 18 | 70.59 |
| 2013 | 6th | David Miller | 418 | Azhar Mahmood | 15 | 50.00 |
| 2012 | 6th | Mandeep Singh | 432 | Parvinder Awana | 17 | 50.00 |
| 2011 | 5th | Shaun Marsh | 504 | Ryan Harris | 16 | 50.00 |
| 2010 | 8th | Mahela Jayawardene | 439 | Irfan Pathan | 15 | 28.57 |
| 2009 | 5th | Yuvraj Singh | 340 | Irfan Pathan | 17 | 50.00 |
| 2008 | 3rd | Shaun Marsh | 616 | S. Sreesanth | 19 | 66.67 |
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