Punjab Kings Retained and Released Players List 2022: PBKS retain Mayank, Arshdeep as KL Rahul moves on

Ahead
of
the
mega
auction,
franchises
were
allowed
to
retain
a
maximum
of
four
players
for
the
upcoming
edition,
while
the
rest
will
go
under
the
hammer.
With
the
window
for
franchises
to
retain
players
closing
on
Tuesday
(Nov.
30),
Punjab
Kings
retained
just
two
players
for
the
next
edition
of
the
glitzy
T20
League.

While
the
Punjab
franchise
let
go
of
their
skipper
KL
Rahul,
the
side
retained
opener
Mayank
Agarwal
along
with
uncapped
pacer
Arshdeep
Singh.
As
per
reports,
it
is
understood
that
the
inform
Rahul,
who
has
been
the
top
scorer
for
Punjab
wanted
to
move
on
from
the
side.
The
Punjab
Kings
are
yet
to
win
an
IPL
trophy.

Apart
from
the
Rahul,
the
likes
of
Mohammed
Shami,
Chris
Gayle,
Chris
Jordan,
and
Nicholas
Pooran
were
also
let
go
off
and
will
be
up
for
auction.
In
the
previous
edition,
PBKS
finished
sixth
on
the
points.
table.

Having
retained
just
two
players,
the
Punjab
Kings

have
72
crores
left
in
their
purse
for
the
upcoming
mega
auction.

Mayank
Agarwal
(Rs.
12
crores):
The
opener
has
always
proved
his
mettle
and
partnered
Rahul
to
give
the
side
the
strongest
of
starts.
With
KL
Rahul
departing,
Mayank,
who
was
the
only
capped
player
to
be
retained
by
the
side,
will
be
the
frontrunner
to
don
the
captain’s
hat
for
Punjab
Kings.
Mayank
scored
a
whopping
441
runs
in
the
previous
edition
and
the
opener,
who
has
been
among
runs
since
joining
the
line-up
will
hopefully
change
the
fortunes
of
the
side.

Arshdeep
Singh
(Rs.
4
crores):
Arshdeep’s
retention
was
on
expected
lines
after
the
left-arm
pacer
enjoyed
a
strong
run
in
the
2021
edition
of
the
IPL.
Arshdeep
pocketed
18
wickets
for
Punjab
last
season.
Arshdeep,
who
is
an
uncapped
player,
recently
flew
with
the
Indian
team
to
Sri
Lanka
as
a
net
bowler.
The
Anil
Kumble-coached
side
retained
the
youngster
as
he
has
been
a
key
figure
in
their
bowling
line-up.

Who
all
PBKS
released:

Aiden
Markram,
Mandeep
Singh,
Chris
Gayle,
Sarfaraz
Khan,
Jhye
Richardson,
Riley
Meredith,
Dawid
Malan,
Shahrukh
Khan,
Deepak
Hooda,
Fabian
Allen,
Jalaj
Saxena,
Moises
Henriques,
Utkarsh
Singh,
KL
Rahul,
Nicholas
Pooran,
Prabhsimran
Singh,
Swapnil
Singh,
Adil
Rashid,
Chris
Jordan,
Darshan
Nalkande,
Harpreet
Brar,
Ishan
Porel,
Mohammed
Shami,
Murugan
Ashwin,
Nathan
Ellis,
Ravi
Bishnoi,
Saurabh
Kumar