With the Punjab Kings reaching the IPL final last season, this could be one of the rare years when the franchise resists its trademark squad overhaul.

Ahead of the 2025 mega auction, Punjab had released almost their entire roster — retaining only Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh– and entered the auction room armed with one of the biggest purses. They used it aggressively, landing Shreyas Iyer after KKR surprisingly opted not to retain the captain who had just delivered them the 2024 title.

The Kings also exercised their Right to Match card to bring back Arshdeep Singh, securing the return of their premier left-arm pacer.

PBKS Full List Of Released Players

Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey

PBKS Full List Of Retained Players

Batters:

Shreyas Iyer

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