Not Arshdeep Singh!! List of players set to be released by Punjab Kings ahead of IPL Mega Auction 2025
Published - 31 Jul 2024, 11:39 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:16 AM
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Punjab Kings will aim for another attempt to win the title in IPL 2025 next year. Hence, they will aim to develop an even stronger squad in the forthcoming IPL 2025 auction, which will take place later year this. IPL 2025 auction is a mega auction.
Punjab Kings underwent a poor season in IPL 2024 and finished in the 9th spot in the points table. Led by Shikhar Dhawan, PBKS failed to reach playoffs for yet another time. Out of 14 games, they won 5 games and lost 9.
Punjab Kings have some powerful members in their squad, however, they fail to bank upon their teamwork. The franchisee will make many changes for IPL 2025 to form an even stronger side. Below are 3 players who will be released by PBKS ahead of the IPL 2025 auction.
3 players who will be released by Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2025 auction
3. Atharva Taide
Atharva Taida is one of the confirmed members who will be released by Punjab Kings ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. The left-handed batsman played 2 games in IPL 2024. Even after Shikhar Dhawan's ouster due to injury, he was only picked in 2 games.
He bowled in 2 games but did not get any wickets. Hence, Punjab Kings would release him from the squad as they need to retain only a handful of members and Taide will not be among them.
2. Sikandar Raza
Sikandar Raza is another player whom Punjab Kings can drop from their squad ahead of the next auction. Raza is a powerful all-rounder from Zimbabwe who is a hard-hitting middle-order batsman and spinner.
However, PBKS has not given him a lot of opportunities in IPL. For instance, the Zimbabwe skipper played just 2 games in IPL 2024 and 7 games in the 2023 season. He did a decent job in some games. Hence, they might drop him ahead of the next season.
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1. Harpreet Brar
Harpreet Brar is another player on this list. The spin all-rounder gave a decent performance with the bat and ball in IPL 2024. He slammed 75 runs in 7 innings at 138+ strike rate. With the ball, he got 7 wickets at 7.97 economy.
However, due to the mega auction, Punjab would like to retain only the most crucial names in their squad. Hence, they will have to part ways with many outstanding players and Brar would be one of them.
