The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most anticipated cricket tournaments in the world, and with the upcoming sixteenth season, fans are eagerly waiting to see their favorite teams and players in action. One of the teams that will participate in the IPL 2023 is the Punjab Kings (PKBS), and their squad has already been finalized.

The PKBS team franchise was formed in 2008 and was previously known as Kings XI Punjab. Over the years, the team has had mixed success in the IPL, reaching the semi-finals twice but never winning the trophy. The team is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, and Karan Paul. In Feb 2021, the team acquired the name of Punjab Kings.

For IPL 2023, the PKBS team has made some significant changes in its player roster. The team has signed English all-rounder Sam Curran for a record INR 18.50 crore in the IPL 2023 mini-auction. The team also bid for their former captain Mayank Agarwal but lost him to Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, they managed to sign Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza for INR 50 lakhs.

The PKBS’s final team for IPL 2023 includes top players like Shahrukh Khan, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Dhanda, Atharva Taide, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Liam Livingstone, and Matthew Short.

The team’s retained players for IPL 2023 include Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Kagiso Rabada, Matthew Short, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Liam Livingstone, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Dhanda, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.

On the other hand, the team has released Benny Howell, Prerak Mankad, Writtick Chatterjee, Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, Vaibhav Arora, Ishan Porel, Ansh Patel, and Sandeep Sharma.

The PBKS players for IPL 2023:

PLAYER	ROLE	PRICE
Arshdeep Singh	Bowler	4 Crore
Shikhar Dhawan (c)	Batter	8.25 crore
Kagiso Rabada	Bowler	9.25 crore
Matthew Short	All-Rounder	20 lakhs
Shahrukh Khan	All-Rounder	9 crore
Harpreet Brar	Batter	3.8 crore
Prabhsimran Singh	Batter/Wicket-keeper	60 lakh
Jitesh Sharma	Batter/Wicket-keeper	20 lakh
Rahul Chahar	Bowler	5.25 crore
Liam Livingstone	All-Rounder	11.5 crore
Raj Bawa	Batter	2 crore
Rishi Dhawan	All-Rounder	55 lakh
Baltej Dhanda	All-Rounder	20 lakh
Nathan Ellis	Bowler	75 lakh
Atharva Taide	All-Rounder	20 lakh
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	Batter	50 lakh
Sam Curran	All-Rounder	18.5 crore
Sikandar Raza	All-Rounder	50 lakh
Harpreet Bhatia	Batter	40 lakh
Vidwath Kaverappa	Bowler	20 lakh
Mohit Rathe	All-Rounder	20 lakh
Shivam Singh	All-Rounder	20 lakh

In conclusion, the PKBS team has made some significant changes to their squad for IPL 2023, and fans are excited to see how they will perform. With some great players like Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, and Liam Livingstone, the team has the potential to do well in the tournament.