2020 Kings XI Punjab season
| 2020 season | |||
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| Coach | Anil Kumble | ||
| Captain | K. L. Rahul | ||
| Ground(s) | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | ||
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The 2020 season will be the 13th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab. They will one of the eight teams that competed in the 2020 Indian Premier League.[1] The Kings XI Punjab's catchment areas are Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana—evident from the letter sequence "K J H P H" in the banner of the team's logo.[2][3]. KL Rahul will be captained by Kings XI Punjab this season. This was confirmed by Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia during the IPL auction. After the release of Ravichandran Ashwin, the team is now in the hands of KL Rahul.[4] Rahul, who is in excellent form, will try to get the team the title. In the IPL auction , the kxip bought Australia's player Glenn Maxwell for Rs 10.75 crore. The team is currently being captained by KL Rahul with Anil Kumble as team coach.
Background
Player retention and transfers
The Kings XI Punjab retained 14 players and released seven players.[5] KXIP on Thursday 7 November 2019 traded Ravichandran Ashwin to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.5 crore and Karnataka spinner Jagadeesha Suchith, ending a series of intense negotiations over the Indian spinner's IPL future.
Retained players: KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Mohammed Shami, Nicholas Pooran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar and Murugan Ashwin.
Released players: Varun Chakravarthy, Andrew Tye, Sam Curran, Simran Singh, David Miller, Moises Henriques and Agnivesh Ayachi.
Transfers
| Player | Nationality | Salary | From | To |
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| Ravichandran Ashwin |  |
₹7.6 crore (US$950,000) | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Capitals |
| Jagadeesha Suchith | |
₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | Delhi Capitals | Kings XI Punjab |
| Krishnappa Gowtham | |
₹6.2 crore (US$780,000) | Rajasthan Royals | Kings XI Punjab |
| Ankit Rajpoot | |
₹3 crore (US$380,000) | Kings XI Punjab[↑] | Rajasthan Royals |
Auction
KXIP went in the auction with a purse of 42.70 Cr INR which was higher than any other team. KXIP had 16 players in front of the IPL 2020 Auction, and their significant hole was the all-rounders players. For that, KXIP purchased Glenn Maxwell for an incredible INR 1075L, and James Neesham and Deepak Hooda for just INR 50L. Their other costly purchases incorporate Sheldon Cottrell and Chris Jordan for INR 850L and INR 300L separately.
Players bought: Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, James Neesham, Prabhsimran Singh, Chris Jordan, Tanjinder Dhillon, Ravi Bishnoi, Ishan Porel, Sheldon Cottrell.
Team Analysis
ESPNcricinfo' wrote "Kings XI Punjab ensured that their playing eleven was completed By purchasing Glenn Maxwell and Sheldon Cottrell. On paper, this team's potential playing eleven looks very strong. The weak side of this team is its bench strength and bowling attack. Though Punjab had a lot of money left and the team could buy more players, but the team did not do so. The team also had the option of buying an opener as a backup for Gayle. Or by bidding higher for Chris Morris in the auction, the team could have added him as well."[6]
Indian Premier League
Preseason
In February 2020, KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, they has purchased the Caribbean Premier League team St Lucia Zouks. They become the second owners of IPL to run a CPL team, the first one is Red Chillies Entertainment, who own both Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders.[7]
Current squad
Template:Kings XI Punjab Roster
Administration and support staff
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| Owner | Mohit Burman (Dabur), Ness Wadia (Wadia Group), Priety Zinta (PZNZ Media), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surrendra Group)
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| CEO | Satish Menon
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| Team manager | Avinash Vaidya
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| Brand ambassador | Priety Zinta
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| Captain | KL Rahul
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| Director of cricket operations and head coach | Anil Kumble
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| Assistant coach |  Andy Flower
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| Batting coach | Wasim Jaffer
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| Bowling coach |  Charl Langeveldt
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| Fielding coach | Jonty Rhodes
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| Team physio |  Andrew Leipus
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| Assistant physiotherapist | Abhijit Kar
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| Trainer | Adrian Le Roux
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| Assistant trainer | Prabhakar B
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| Massuer | Naresh Kumar
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| R&D Consultant | Sankar Rajgopal
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Teams and standings
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.107 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.109 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.608 | Advance to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.172 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.214 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.162 | |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.455 | |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.569 |
League stage
References
- ^ "From 8 teams, IPL eyes expansion, once again". Times of India. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "What's in a logo? Ask KXIP". Hindustan Times. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "IPL: Preity Zinta unveils Mohali-Kings XI Punjab". Thatscricket. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "IPL: Why was KL Rahul named KXIP captain, what will be his role - Anil Kumble reveals". Thatscricket. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "KKR release Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa; RCB let go of several overseas names". ESPNcricinfo. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "St Lucia Zouks sold to Kings XI Punjab owners". ESPNcricinfo. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.