Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings (PBKS) is a professional franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and Karan Paul. The team plays its home matches at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, although since the 2010 season, they have also played some home matches at Dharamsala and Indore. Apart from the 2014 season when they topped the league table and finished runners-up, the team has made only one other playoff appearance in 16 seasons.
| League | Indian Premier League | |
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| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Shikhar Dhawan | |
| Coach | Trevor Bayliss | |
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| City | Mohali, Punjab, India | |
| Founded | 2008 as Kings XI Punjab; 2021 as Punjab Kings | |
| Home ground | Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali (capacity: 26,000) | |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala (capacity: 25,000) | |
| Official website | punjabkingsipl.in | |
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The franchise played in the now-defunct Champions League Twenty20 once, in 2014 when they finished as semi-finalists. The team name was changed to Punjab Kings in February 2021. In the December 2022 mini-auction the franchise made the then highest-ever bid for a player in the IPL, paying ₹18.50 crore (US$2.3 million) for Sam Curran.