Punjab Kings (PBKS) made a significant impact during the IPL 2025 mega auction held on November 24 and 25, 2024, in Jeddah.
Under the new leadership of head coach Ricky Ponting, PBKS aimed to build a competitive squad with the largest budget of ₹110.5 crore among all franchises.
This financial advantage allowed them to make strategic acquisitions and retain key players in their quest for their first IPL championship.
Retained Players of PBKS for IPL 2025
Before the auction, PBKS retained two crucial players:
- Shashank Singh (All-rounder) – ₹5.5 crore
- Prabhsimran Singh (Wicketkeeper-Batter) – ₹4 crore
Key Acquisitions of PBKS in IPL Auction
The auction saw PBKS making headlines with several high-profile signings:
- Shreyas Iyer (Batter) – ₹26.75 crore
- Arshdeep Singh (Bowler) – ₹18 crore (Right to Match)
- Yuzvendra Chahal (Bowler) – ₹18 crore
- Marcus Stoinis (All-rounder) – ₹11 crore
- Glenn Maxwell (All-rounder) – ₹4.2 crore
- Nehal Wadhera (Batter) – ₹4.2 crore
- Vijaykumar Vyshak (Bowler) – ₹1.8 crore
- Yash Thakur (Bowler) – ₹1.6 crore
- Harpreet Brar (Bowler) – ₹1.5 crore
- Vishnu Vinod (Wicketkeeper-Batter) – ₹95 lakh
- Marco Jansen (All-rounder) – ₹7 crore
- Azmatullah Omarzai (All-rounder) – ₹2.4 crore
- Lockie Ferguson (Bowler) – ₹2 crore
- Aaron Hardie (All-rounder) – ₹1.25 crore
- Kuldeep Sen (Bowler) – ₹80 lakh
PBKS Full Squad for IPL 2025
| Players | Final Price |
| Praveen Dubey | 30.0 L |
| Pyla Avinash | 30.0 L |
| Xavier Bartlett | 80.0 L |
| Suryansh Shedge | 30.0 L |
| Musheer Khan | 30.0 L |
| Aaron Hardie | 1.25 Cr |
| Priyansh Arya | 3.80 Cr |
| Kuldeep Sen | 80.0 L |
| Harnoor Singh | 30.0 L |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2.40 Cr |
| Lockie Ferguson | 2.00 Cr |
| Josh Inglis | 2.60 Cr |
| Marco Jansen | 7.00 Cr |
| Yash Thakur | 1.60 Cr |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | 1.80 Cr |
| Vishnu Vinod | 95.0 L |
| Harpreet Brar | 1.50 Cr |
| Nehal Wadhera | 4.20 Cr |
| Shreyas Iyer (TOP PICK) | 26.75 Cr |
| Glenn Maxwell | 4.20 Cr |
| Marcus Stoinis | 11.00 Cr |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (TOP PICK) | 18.00 Cr |
| Arshdeep Singh (TOP PICK) | 2.00 Cr |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 4.00 Cr |
| Shashank Singh | 5.50 Cr |
