By Admin 
Punjab Kings are still in search of their first IPL title. In the last edition, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the team came very close to the trophy, but was defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final. Of course Punjab lost the final, but their team looked very balanced. This is the reason why this time they have released only 4 players, whereas they have expressed confidence in 21 players.
Punjab Kings can buy maximum 4 players in IPL 2026 auction. Let us tell you that all the teams playing IPL can have a maximum of 25 players. 2 out of 4 slots in Punjab are available for foreign players. Punjab Kings will have Rs 11.5 crore in the auction.
Punjab Kings will keep an eye on these players
Punjab Kings have released wicket-keeper batsman Josh English, so they will also be looking for a better wicket-keeper. It can buy big players like Devon Conway of New Zealand and Quinton de Kock of South Africa. Apart from this, they have also released Glenn Maxwell, so they can also bid on Andre Russell. Although Russell is in the news a lot, it is expected that many teams will bet on him, in such a situation it may be difficult for Punjab because he has only Rs 11.5 crore in his purse.
Punjab Kings can buy 2 all-rounders, 1 wicket keeper and a fast bowler in the auction. Out of these, it would like to buy a foreign wicket keeper, of which there are two big options, De Kock and Conway.
- Allrounder- Dasun Shanaka, Vijay Shankar, Wiaan Mulder, Liam Livingstone, Andre Russell.
- fast bowler- Akash Deep, Mathisha Pathirana.
- wicket keeper- Devon Conway, Quinton de Kock.
Punjab Kings Team (Retained Players)
Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Janson, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Payla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Punjab Kings released these 4
Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardy, Kuldeep Sen.
When is IPL 2026 auction?
The auction for Indian Premier League season 19 is on 16 December in Abu Dhabi. A total of 77 slots are vacant for all 10 teams, out of which 31 are slots for foreign players.