The 2021 season was the 14th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the eight teams competed in the 2021 Indian Premier League. After winning only 6 matches out of 14 matches, they finished sixth in the tournament.
Background Player retention and transfers
The Punjab Kings retained 16 players and released nine players.
Retained Players: KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammad Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan, Prabhsimran Singh, Rahul Chahar
Released Players: Glenn Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, Mujeeb Zadran, Hardus Viljoen, James Neesham, Krishnappa Gowtham, Karun Nair, Jagadeesha Suchith, Tajinder Singh Dhillon
Added Players: Dawid Malan, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Moises Henriques, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes Batsmen16 Mayank Agarwal Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Vice Captain18 Mandeep Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 35 Shahrukh Khan Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 44 Aiden Markram Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Overseas; Replacement for Dawid Malan97 Sarfaraz Khan Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 99 Dawid Malan Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue333 Chris Gayle Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue All-rounders6 Jalaj Saxena Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 8 Saurabh Kumar Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2021 21 Moises Henriques Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2021 Overseas38 Fabian Allen Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2021 Overseas57 Deepak Hooda Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 95 Harpreet Brar Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2019 Wicket-keepers1 K. L. Rahul Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 Captain29 Nicholas Pooran Left-handed 2019 Overseas84 Prabhsimran Singh Right-handed 2020 Bowlers2 Arshdeep Singh Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2019 4 Darshan Nalkande Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 11 Mohammed Shami Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 12 Riley Meredith Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021 Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue34 Chris Jordan Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas55 Ishan Porel Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 56 Ravi Bishnoi Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 60 Jhye Richardson Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021 Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue72 Nathan Ellis Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2021 Overseas; Replacement for Riley Meredith88 Adil Rashid Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 Overseas; Replacement for Jhye Richardson89 Murugan Ashwin Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 Source:PBKS Players
Administration and support staff Position Name Owners Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Priety Zinta, Karan Paul CEO Satish Menon Team manager Avinash Vaidya Director of cricket operations and head coach Anil Kumble Assistant coaches Andy Flower Bharat Arun Batting coach Wasim Jaffer Bowling coach Damien Wright Fielding coach Jonty Rhodes Team physio Andrew Leipus Trainer Adrian Le RouxTeam doctor Dr Srinand Srinivas Source:PBKS Staff
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor (Front) Shirt sponsor (back)Chest BrandingT10 SportsEbixCashBKTLotus Herbals Source : punjabkingsipl.in
Teams and standings Results by match
League stage
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.
Matches
Statistics Most runs No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s 1 KL Rahul 13 13 2 626 98* 62.60 276 178.34 0 6 0 48 30 2 Mayank Agarwal 12 12 1 441 99* 40.09 227 140.44 0 4 1 42 18 3 Chris Gayle 8 8 1 178 46 25.42 133 133.83 0 0 0 20 8 4 Deepak Hooda 9 8 1 116 64 16.57 83 139.75 0 1 0 7 8 5 Shahrukh Khan 8 7 2 107 47 21.40 84 127.38 0 0 0 7 6 6 Nicholas Pooran 8 7 0 60 32 8.57 55 109.09 0 0 0 3 3 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets No. Name Match Inns Overs Runs Maidens Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W 1 Mohammad Shami 14 14 22.2 0 182 19 5/32 15.16 8.14 11.16 0 1 2 Arshdeep Singh 9 9 32.4 0 255 18 3/21 23.18 7.80 17.81 0 0 3 Harpreet Brar 3 3 10.0 1 55 5 3/19 24.2 5.50 12.0 0 0 4 Ravi Bishnoi 4 4 16.0 0 99 4 2/17 24.75 6.18 24.0 0 0 5 Riley Meredith 5 5 17.0 0 169 4 1/29 42.25 9.94 25.5 0 0 6 Jhye Richardson 3 3 11.0 0 117 3 2/41 39.00 10.63 22.0 0 0 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Player of the match awards No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref. 1 KL Rahul Mumbai Indians Won by 9 wickets 60* (52) 2 Harpreet Brar Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 34 runs 25* (17) and 3/19 (4 overs) 3 Mayank Agarwal Delhi Capitals Lost by 7 wickets 99* (58) 4 KL Rahul Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 5 wickets 67 (55) 5 KL Rahul Chennai Super Kings Won by 6 wickets 98* (42) and 2 catches
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