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    Top 5 Expensive Players of PBKS in IPL 2022 Auction

    Expensive Players of PBKS in IPL 2022: Punjab Kings who still waits to lift their maiden IPL trophy spend a massive INR 68.55 crores in the 2 days of the IPL 2022 auction.

    PBKS retained only 2 of their previous players for INR 18 crores ahead of the IPL 2022 auction.

    Earlier to the IPL 2022 Auction all 8 existing teams announced their retained players list and released the remaining players to the auction pool from which the 2 new IPL teams are allowed to draft a maximum of 3 players each.

    According to which, Lucknow Super Giants ropes KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, and uncapped player Ravi Bishnoi. Where Gujarat Titans picked Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, and Shubman Gill as their drafted players.

    CHECK: All 10 Teams IPL 2022 Squad with Auction Price 

    Expensive Players of PBKS in IPL 2022

    Punjab Kings wins a bidding war against Chennai Supr Kings and roped all-rounder Liam Livingstone for INR 11.50 crores. Notably, Liam Livingstone is the only 10+ crores buy for the franchise.

    Next to Liam Livingstone, PBKS invested INR 9.25 crores over Kagiso Rabada. Following are the details of the Expensive Picks of PBKS in IPL 2022 auction:

    CHECK: Most Expensive Buy for Each Team in IPL 2022 Auction

    Player Role Auction Price
    Liam Livingstone All-rounder
    INR 11.50 Crores
    Kagiso Rabada Bowler INR 9.25 Crores
    Shahrukh Khan Batsman INR 9 Crores
    Shikhar Dhawan Batsman INR 8.25 Crores
    Jonny Bairstow (wk) WK-Batsman INR 6.75 crores

    Liam Livingstone

    In December 2018, Livingstone was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

    Liam Livingstone
    Liam Livingstone

    In February 2021, Livingstone was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League. In February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

    Liam Livingstone Batting Stats
    M Inn Runs HS Avg SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
    ODI 3 3 72 36 36 112.5 0 0 0 5 4
    T20I 17 13 285 103 23.75 158.33 1 0 0 14 20
    IPL 9 9 112 44 14 125.84 0 0 0 9 6
    Liam Livingstone Bowling stats
    M Inn Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
    ODI 3 1 1 1/20 1/20 6.67 20 18 0 0
    T20I 17 12 12 2/15 2/15 7.12 19.58 16.5 0 0
    IPL 9 1 0 0/13 0/13 13 0 0 0 0

    Kagiso Rabada

    In February 2017, Rabada was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for INR 50 million. In January 2018, he was bought again by Delhi (Delhi Capitals) in the 2018 IPL auction but was later ruled out of the season due to a back injury.

    He was retained again ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League by Delhi Capitals. He played 12 matches in the league stage before leaving for national duty.

    Kagiso Rabada
    Kagiso Rabada

    He picked up 25 wickets and become the highest wicket-taker for DC and overall second-highest wicket-taker of that season. DC qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012 IPL season.

    In the 2020 Indian Premier League, he become the highest wicket-taker of the season by picking up 30 wickets in 17 matches he played. In both seasons, Rabada played a vital role in his team’s success.

    In the 2022 IPL auction, Rabada was bought by the Punjab Kings for INR 9.25Cr.

    Kagiso Rabada Batting Stats
    Year Mat Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 4s 6s
    Career 50 138 44 12.54 102.98 0 0 11 4
    2021 15 13 9* 13 216.66 0 0 2 0
    2020 17 56 15* 14 114.28 0 0 4 2
    2019 12 14 9 4.66 93.33 0 0 0 1
    2017 6 55 44 18.33 85.93 0 0 5 1
    Kagiso Rabada Bowling Stats
    Year Mat WKTS BBM Ave Econ SR 4W 5W
    Career 50 76 4/21 20.52 8.21 15 4 0
    2021 15 15 3 30.4 8.14 22.4 0 0
    2020 17 30 4 18.26 8.34 13.13 2 0
    2019 12 25 4 14.72 7.82 11.28 2 0
    2017 6 6 2 31.33 8.81 21.33 0 0

    Shahrukh Khan

    In February 2021, Khan was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.

    Shahrukh Khan
    Shahrukh Khan

    He made his IPL debut on 12 April 2021 against Rajasthan Royals and scored an unbeaten 6 off 4 balls. He was handed his maiden IPL cap by Chris Gayle. In February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

    Shahrukh Khan Batting Stats
    YEAR MAT RUNS HS AVE S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s
    Career 11 153 47 v CSK 21.85 134.21 0 0 9 10
    2021 11 153 47 v CSK 21.85 134.21 0 0 9 10

    IPL 2022 Mega Auction – Overview

    A total of INR 551.7 Crore was spent in the two days of the IPL 2022 auction over 204 players including 67 overseas cricketers. The most expensive player to emerge at the auction was Ishan Kishan who was bought for Rs 15.25 crore by Mumbai Indians.

    Category Player Price in IPL 2022 Auction Team
    Most Expensive Player Ishan Kishan INR 15.25 crores MI
    Most Expensive Batter Shreyas Iyer INR 12.25 crores KKR
    Most Expensive Bowlers Deepak Chahar INR 14 crores CSK
    Most Expensive All-rounder Liam Livingstone INR 11.5 crores PBKS
    Most Expensive Wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan INR 15.25 crores MI
    Most Expensive overseas player Liam Livingstone INR 11.5 crores PBKS
    Most Expensive Uncapped player Avesh Khan INR 10 crores LSG
    Most Expensive capped player Ishan Kishan INR 15.25 crores MI
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