Kings XI Punjab
Owner
Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia
Founded
2008
CEO
TBA
Head Coach
Tom Moody
President
TBA
Captian
Yuvraj Singh
Home Ground
Punjab Cricket Stadium
Icon Player
Yuvraj Singh
Capacity
61,500
Team Value
US$76 millionTeam Profile
Kings XI Punjab is a sports franchise based in Mohali in the eight team Indian Premier League. The team will be led by Yuvraj Singh who is also the Icon Player and coached by Tom Moody, the former Aussie all rounder. A blend of youth and experience, Kings XI Punjab is the youngest team with a core group of all-rounders. With eight proven international and eighteen domestic players, the team boasts of experience, leadership and talent. Positioning itself as a people-driven and community-led team, Kings XI Punjab will create and promote community-centric activities like the Golden Ticket initiative, Scholarship. Franchise History
The owners of the franchise include Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur). The group paid a total of $76 million to acquire the franchise. Players
India middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh is the designated icon player for the franchise and will also captain the team. In addition to Yuvraj, the team also contains the promising Indian allrounder Irfan Pathan, Aussie speedster Brett Lee and the Sri Lankan duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in its ranks.Current Squad
Yuvraj Singh
26
India
Batsman
Icon Player
Mahela Jayawardene
30
Sri Lanka
Batsman
US$ 475,000
Kumar Sangakkara
30
Sri Lanka
Batsman / WK
US$ 850,000
Brett Lee
31
Australia
Bowler
US$ 900,000
Irfan Pathan
23
India
Bowler
US$ 925,000
Sreesanth
25
India
Bowler
US$ 625,000
Piyush Chawla
19
India
All Rounder
US$ 400,000
Ramesh Powar
29
India
Bowler
US$ 170,000
Ramnaresh Sarwan
27
West Indies
Batsman
US$ 225,000
Simon Katich
32
Australia
Batsman
US$ 200,000
VRV Singh
23
India
Bowler
None
Uday Kaul
20
India
Batsman / WK
None
Karan Goel
21
India
Batsman
None
Ajitesh Argal
19
India
Batsman
None
Pankaj Dharmani
33
India
Batsman / WK
None
Rishi Dhawan
18
India
Batsman
None
James Hopes
29
Australia
All Rounder
None
Sahil Kukreja
22
India
Batsman
None
Shaun Marsh
24
Australia
Batsman
None
Kyle Mills
29
New Zealand
Bowler
None
Wilkin Mota
26
India
Batsman
None
Luke Pomersbach
23
Australia
Batsman
None
Nitin Saini
19
India
Batsman / WK
None
Sunny Sohal
20
India
Batsman
None
Tanmay Srivastava
18
India
Batsman
None
