The semifinalists of first edition of IPL, has since then been average performers. In 2011 and 2012 editions they finished 5th and 6th with equal number of wins and losses. Even Captain Gilly and Lehmann (DC 2009 win) failed to revive their fortune. Now, another aussie Bailey has the reign of a revamped team. Check their record of last 6 IPLs, their current squad and the bidding rate for every player in 2014.
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Kings XI Punjab Team Performance in 2013
Kings XI Punjab broke even in terms of profit in the first IPL itself driven by the popularity of its owner, Preity Zinta. But afterwards despite having a balanced performance in remaining 3 IPLs the last-finish in 2010 have made them one of the worst performers of the IPL. The financial limitation due to the fine imposed on them has restricted their buying capacity.
Record Against IPL Teams
CSK= Chennai Super Kings, DD=Delhi Daredevils, KKR= Kolkata Knight Riders, KTK=Kochi Tuskers Kerala, KXIP=Kings XI Punjab, MI=Mumbai Indians, PWI=Pune Warriors, RCB=Royal Challengers Bangalore, RR=Rajasthan Royals, SRH= Sunrisers Hyderabad
Win:Loss:No Result
x=No result
| Team | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
| DD | 2:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 2:0 | 7:5 |
| RR | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 1:0 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 3:8 |
| KKR | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:6 |
| RCB | 2:0 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 7:5 |
| CSK | 0:3 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 3:9 |
| DC | 2:0 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 | – | 7:3 |
| MI | 2:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 7:5 |
| PWI | – | – | – | 0:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 3:3 |
| KTK | – | – | – | 1:0 | – | – | 1:0 |
| SRH | – | – | – | – | – | 0:2 | 0:2 |
| 10 | 10:5 | 7:7 | 4:10 | 7:7 | 8:8 | 8:8 | 44:45 |
Kings XI Punjab Squad
- Owner: Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia
Coach: Sanjay Bangar
Captain: George Bailey
Wicketkeeper: Wriddhiman Saha
Batsmen: Virender Sehwag, Shaun Marsh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra
Allrounders: Glenn Maxwell, Thisara Perera
Bowlers: Mitchell Johnson, Beuran Hendricks, Murali Kartik, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Anureet Singh, Parvinder Awana, Karanveer Singh, Akshar Patel, Sandeep Sharma, Shivam Sharma
Retained: David Miller, Manan Vohra
Bid Rate of Players by Kings XI Punjab
- Australia: Mitchell Johnson (6.5 crore), Glenn Maxwell (6 crore), George Bailey (3.25 crore), Shaun Marsh (2.2 crore), Beuran Hendricks (1.8
crore)
India: Virender Sehwag (3.2 crore), Wriddhiman Saha (2.2 crore), Cheteshwar Pujara (1.9 crore), L Balaji (1.8 crore), Murali Kartik (1
crore), Parvinder Awana (65 lakh)
South Africa: David Miller (retained)
Sri Lanka: Thisara Perera (1.6 crore)
Uncapped: Gurkeerat Singh (1.3 crore), Mandeep Singh (80 lakh), Rishi Dhawan (3 crore), Manan Vohra (retained), Sandeep Sharma (85 lakh),
Akshar Patel (75 lakh), Anureet Singh (20 lakh), Shardul Thakur (20 lakh), Karanveer Singh (10 lakh), Shivam Sharma (10 lakh)
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