IPL 2021: 5 Players Who Can Be The Top Scorers For Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Punjab Kings gear up for IPL 2021 with a motive to win their first IPL trophy. The franchisee has inducted many new players in IPL 2021 auction and cricket fans will see a lot of changes in the team. Ahead of IPL 2021 auction, Punjab Kings released 9 players out of their squad and retained 16 players.

In the mini-auction, Punjab Kings bought 9 players in their squad. Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith were Punjab Kings’ costliest buy at Rs. 14 crore and Rs. 8 crore respectively. Debutant Shahrukh Khan was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs. 5.25 crore. Top-ranked T20I batsman David Malan was also picked by Punjab Kings at Rs. 1.5 crore. All-rounder Moises Henriques was another big buy of Punjab Kings at Rs. 4.2 crore. Fabian Allen (Rs. 75 lakh), Jalaj Saxena (Rs. 30 lakh), Saurabh Kumar (Rs. 20 lakh) and Utkarsh Singh (Rs. 20 lakh) were the other players which Punjab Kings picked up in IPL 2021 auction.

With 9 new players in the squad, Punjab Kings will arrive in IPL 2021 with new faces in the playing 11. Punjab Kings has some big hitters in the team who thrill the cricket fans with their batting style. Here we look at five players who can be the top scorer for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021.

IPL 2021: 5 Players Who Can Be The Top Scorer For Punjab Kings (PBKS)

KL Rahul

KL Rahul is the top contender for the top run-scorer for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021. In IPL 2020, the Punjab Kings’ skipper KL Rahul was the top run-scorer of the tournament earning the orange cap. He smashed 670 runs in 14 innings at an average of 55.83. This consisted of 5 half-centuries and 1 century. In IPL 2019 and IPL 2018 too, KL Rahul was the top run-scorer for Punjab Kings. KL Rahul will be in the spotlight in IPL 2021 and he is definitely one player who can be the top scorer for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021.

Mayank Agarwal

After KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal was the leading run-scorer for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021. In 11 innings, Agarwal scored 424 runs. He smashed a magnificent century and also hit two half-centuries. Agarwal also had a great strike rate of 156+. He has been part of Punjab Kings franchise for a long time now. He is another player who can turn out as the top run-scorer for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021.

Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle could play only 7 games in IPL 2020 but was able to get 288 runs for his team. He also smashed 23 sixes in just 7 games, also hitting a 99-run knock in a match. In IPL 2018 and IPL 2017, he followed KL Rahul as the second most run-scorer for Punjab Kings. With his hard-hitting batting skills and efficiency in hitting sixes, Chris Gayle is another batsman who can score maximum runs for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021.

Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran was another player who rose to fame in IPL 2020. The West Indies batsman played 14 games for Punjab Kings last season, scoring 353 runs for the team. He also hit two fifties and 25 sixes in the tournament. He is another hard-hitting batsman who can hit big sixes and disturb the opposition bowlers. Punjab Kings have high expectations from Nicholas Pooran in IPL 2021 and he is another batsman who can be the top run-scorer for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021.

Dawid Malan

Dawid Malan will make a debut in IPL 2021. He was picked by Punjab Kings for Rs. 1.5 crore in IPL 2021 auction. In recent time, Dawid Malan has impressed everyone with his spectacular batting in T20I cricket. He has risen to the top rank in batsmen rankings in T20I cricket. If he can show his stellar batting style on Indian soil as well, he might become another batting star for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021.