PBKS Captain in IPL 2024: Punjab Kings who still wait to bag their maiden IPL title were expected to make an impact in the last season after the team management made changes in the coaching and captaincy department.
Ahead of the IPL 2023 start, PBKS named Trevor Bayliss as their head coach and named Shikhar Dhawan as their new captain. Though PBKS made changes in their camp they managed to register only 6 wins in their 14 matches.
PBKS Captain in IPL 2024
PBKS Captain in IPL 2024: As per IPL 2024 Schedule, the first match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on March 22 in Chennai.
As of last season, Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2024 season.
Apart from the captain, the vice-captain of the team will also play some key roles in the game and will lead the team in the absence of the captain. Sam Curran has been named as the vice-captain of the PBKS for the IPL 2024 season.
Check out the full list of PBKS Captains in IPL since 2008 below:
- Shikhar Dhawan – 2022*
- Sam Curran – 2023(3 Matches)
- Mayank Agarwal – 2021-2022(14 Matches)
- KL Rahul – 2020-2021(27 Matches)
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 2018-2019(28 Matches)
- Glenn Maxwell – 2017(14 Matches)
- Murali Vijay – 2016(8 Matches)
- David Miller – 2016(6 Matches)
- Virender Sehwag – 2015(1 Match)
- George Bailey – 2014-2015(35 Matches)
- David Hussey – 2012-2013(12 Matches)
- Adam Gilchrist – 2011-2013(34 Matches)
- Mahela Jayawardene – 2010(1 Match)
- Kumar Sangakkara – 2010(13 Matches)
- Yuvraj Singh – 2008-2009(29 Matches)
Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024, BCCI planned to host a mini-auction for the tournament in Dubai on December 19.
For IPL 2024 Auction, there are no restrictions on the number of players who can be released or retained. In addition to the purse remaining from the previous auction and the value of the players they release, teams will have an additional INR 5 crore to spend in the auction.
As of the previous season, BCCI allowed franchises to use the “TRADE” option where teams can exchange players between them.
According to the IPL committee rules, each franchise can have 25 players in their squad, out of which a maximum of 8 can be foreign players. In Playing 11, each team can have a maximum of 4 overseas players in the mix.
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IPL 2024 PBKS Squad
PBKS Captain in IPL 2024: Check out IPL 2024 PBKS Squad details with role and auction price details below:
| Player | Role | Auction Price | Nation |
| Shikhar Dhawan(C) | Batsman | INR 8.25 Crores | India |
| Prabhsimran Singh (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 60.00 Lakhs | India |
| Jitesh Sharma (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Jonny Bairstow | WK-Batsman | INR 6.75 Crores | England |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | INR 4.00 Crores | India |
| Nathan Ellis | Bowler | INR 75.00 Lakhs | Australia |
| Harpreet Brar | Bowler | INR 3.80 Crores | India |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler | INR 5.25 Crores | India |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler | INR 9.25 Crores | South Africa |
| Liam Livingstone | All-rounder | INR 11.50 Crores | England |
| Rishi Dhawan | All-rounder | INR 55.00 Lakhs | India |
| Atharva Taide | All-rounder | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Sam Curran | All-rounder | INR 18.50 Crores | England |
| Sikandar Raza | All-rounder | INR 50.00 Lakhs | Zimbabwe |
| Harpreet Bhatia | Batsman | INR 40.00 Lakhs | India |
| Vidwath Kaverappa | Bowler | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Shivam Singh | All-rounder | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Harshal Patel | All-rounder | INR 11.75 Crores | India |
| Chris Woakes | All-rounder | INR 4.20 Crores | England |
| Ashutosh Sharma | All-rounder | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Vishwanath Pratap Singh | All-rounder | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Tanay Thayagarajann | All-rounder | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Shashank Singh | Batsman | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Prince Choudhary | Bowler | INR 20.00 Lakhs | India |
| Rilee Rossouw | Batsman | INR 8 Crores | South Africa |
Who is the captain of PBKS in IPL 2024?
Shikhar Dhawan is the captain of PBKS in IPL 2024, while Sam Curran will be his deputy as vice-captain, who captained Punjab Kings in his absence.
Who is the Head coach of PBKS in IPL 2024?
Trevor Bayliss was appointed as the head coach of Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 while Brad Haddin was named as the Assistant coach of the team.
