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Punjab Kings (PBKS), formerly Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), is a professional franchise cricket team based in Mullanpur, Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman , Ness Wadia , Preity Zinta and Karan Paul .
In 2008, along with actress Preity Zinta and businessman Mohit Burman, Wadia acquired ownership rights for the Mohali-based Twenty20 cricket team of the Indian Premier League (IPL). [7] The group paid $76 million to acquire the franchise, and named the team Kings XI (Eleven) Punjab, later on changed to Punjab Kings. [8]
Mohit Burman is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of Dabur, an Ayurvedic and FMCG company. [3] A fifth-generation scion of the Burman family, he also led the family's acquisition of a majority stake in dry cell battery maker Eveready Industries India [4] and the family's entry into the life insurance sector through Aviva India.
Kings XI Punjab cricketers General Batting [21] Bowling [24] Fielding [24] Name [28] Nationality [ζ] First Last Mat Inn NO Runs HS 100 [η] 50 Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St; Varun Aaron India: 2017 2017 6 2 1 4 4 0 0 4.00: 120 7 2/3 23.28: 0 0 Kyle Abbott South Africa: 2016 2016 5 3 2 13 12* 0 0 13.00: 96 2 1/38 88.50: 0 0 Yusuf Abdulla South ...
The Punjab Kings' catchment areas are Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, also evident from the letter sequence "K J H P H" in the banner of the team's logo. [1] [2] Apart from finishing runners-up in the 2014 season when they also topped the league table, the team has made only one other playoff appearance in fifteen seasons.
After minimal success in early seasons, the Kings won their first title in 2024, defeating the Guyana Amazon Warriors. They adopted their current moniker in 2021 after being acquired by the ownership of the IPL’s Punjab Kings. For the 2017 season, the franchise chose to rebrand under a new name and logo as the Saint Lucia Stars.
Kings XI Punjab Kochi Tuskers Kerala Delhi Daredevils: 10 19: 1: 0 35.00 George Bailey Australia: 2014: 2015 30 Kings XI Punjab: 14 16: 0: 0 46.66 Ravichandran Ashwin India: 2018: 2019 28 Kings XI Punjab: 12 16: 0: 0 42.85 Shikhar Dhawan India: 2014: 2024 27 Sunrisers Hyderabad Punjab Kings: 10 17: 0: 0 37.03 Anil Kumble India: 2009: 2010 26 ...
The auctions for team ownership were held on 24 January 2008. The base price of each team was set at US$ 50 million. The auction fetched a total amount of US$ 723.59 million against the combined base price of US$ 400 million.