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IPL 2026 auction: Complete list of players bought by Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab past performances and IPL titles

Kings XI Punjab is one of the oldest teams and has been a part of the IPL since the first season and they had one of their best seasons last year, reaching the final of the tournament for the second time in eighteen years.

2008-2013

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Punjab Kings, then known as Kings

Having said that, the team had some good individual performances during this period, one of which was Shaun Marsh’s impressive season in 2008 and Paul Valthaty’s 100-percent winning goal against CSK in 2011.

Current South African middle-order batsman David Miller also hit a century in the 2013 IPL match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

However, despite this performance, Kings XI Punjab failed to come together as a unit, which prevented them from finishing in the top four.

2014-2019

In 2014, PBKS, under the captaincy of George Bailey, reached the final against KKR and came close to leveling the match before losing in the final, which gave new hope that things could change.

Regardless of entering the next season as runners-up, the same story repeated itself, with the team once again failing to maintain consistent performance throughout the next decade.

One of the reasons for Kings XI Punjab’s poor performance over the years is the constant changes in Kings XI Punjab from captain to players, which has brought instability and this has also reflected in the results.

Kings XI Punjab have named eight different players since 2016, each with a maximum tenure of two years, Ravichandran Ashwin and KL Rahul

2020-2025

Like 2014, things were much better in 2025 when Ricky Ponting was appointed as the team’s head coach and was captained by Shreyas Iyer, both of whom had previously worked together at Delhi Capitals and led the team to the 2020 final.

The duo continues their excellent work for Kings XI Punjab by leading them to their second IPL final appearance and will look to go one step further in the upcoming edition.

Players retained by Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab retained their core including captain Shreyas Iyer, India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is Arshdeep Singh and veteran leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of the auction.

IPL 2026 auction: Complete list of players bought by Kings XI Punjab