The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) is a Mohali-based franchise IPL T20 cricket team based on behalf of the city of Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The team has jointly owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, Dabur’s Mohit Burman, Wadia Group scion Ness Wadia and Karan Paul. The home ground of the Kings XI Punjab is PCA Stadium, Mohali.
However, they have been playing on different grounds for their home games like Dharamsala since the 2010 IPL.
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Kings XI Punjab, also The Mohali-based franchise of Indian Premier League (IPL), Kings XI Punjab has Yuvraj Singh was an ‘Icon Player’.
The team is owned by bigwigs like Preity Zinta (Bollywood actress), Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur).
Auctioned off at a price of US$ 76 million, Kings XI Punjab is currently coached by Darren Lehmann, a former Australian batsman. Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium, in Mohali, and Dharamshala (since 2010) makes up the home ground of the team.
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Match 4 – 8th April, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiant 4:00pm IST Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
Match 8 – 10th April, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8:00pm IST Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
Match 11 – 13th April, 2017 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00pm IST Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Match 15 – 15th April, 2017 Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00pm IST Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Match 19 – 17th April, 2017 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00pm IST Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
Match 22 – 20th April, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians 8:00pm IST Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
Match 26 – 23rd April, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab 4:00pm IST Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
Match 33 – 28th April, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 8:00pm IST Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Match 36 – 30th April, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils 4:00pm IST Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Match 43 – 5th May, 2017 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00pm IST M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
Match 47 – 7th May, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Gujarat Lions 8:00pm IST Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Match 49 – 9th May, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders 8:00pm IST Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Match 51 – 11th May, 2017 Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab 8:00pm IST Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Match 55 – 14th May, 2017 Rising Pune Supergiant vs Kings XI Punjab 4:00pm IST Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
Current Squad of Kings XI Punjab
The squad cost of the Kings XI Punjab is 55.9 crore Indian Rupees and the squad is:
- David Miller (c)
- Manan Vohra
- Murali Vijay
- Shaun Marsh
- Glenn Maxwell
- Nikhil Naik
- Shardul Thakur
- Mitchell Johnson
- Gurkeerat Singh Mann
- Akshar Patel
- Wriddhiman Saha
- Anureet Singh
- Kyle Abbott
- KC Cariappa
- Sandeep Sharma
- Mohit Sharma
- Marcus Stoinis
- Farhaan Behardien
- Swapnil Singh
- Pradeep Sahu
- Armaan Jaffer.
Kings XI Punjab History
The opening season of the IPL 2008 didn’t prove that Kings XI Punjab is too lucky, having lost the first and second match. However, they fought back and managed to reach a place in the semifinal, where KXIP was defeated by CSK.
KXIP has Daler Mehendi, pop singer, as their brand ambassador. KXIP didn’t register yet on any bids for the marquee players. They regularly chose to go for domestic players, while Abbott and Mohit were their biggest buys.
They never reached to the IPL final till the ninth title of the IPL T20 tournament.
Administration and Coaching Staff
Owners: Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Karan Paul, Mohit Burman
CEO: Fraser Castellino
Mentor: Virender Sehwag
Head coach: Sanjay Bangar
Team Manager: Major Varoon Parmar
Fielding coach: R Sridhar
Bowling coach: Joe Dawes
Strength & conditioning coach: Nishant Thakur
Physiotherapist: Patrick Farhart
Video analyst: Ashish Tuli
Year wise Team Performance of Kings XI Punjab
Year – Position
2008: Third (Semifinalist)
2009: Fifth
2010: Eighth
2011: Fifth
2012: Sixth
2013: Sixth
2014: Second (Runner-up)
2015: Eighth
2016: Eighth
FAQ’s
Q: When was founded the Kings XI Punjab?
A: 2008
Q: What is the squad cost of the Kings XI Punjab?
A: INR 55.9 crore
Q: Who is the owner of the Kings XI Punjab?
A: Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Karan Paul, Mohit Burman
Q: Who is the current coach of the Kings XI Punjab?
A: Sanjay Bangar
Q: Who is the current captain of the Kings XI Punjab?
A: David Miller
Q: What is the home ground of the Kings XI Punjab?
A: PCA Stadium, Mohali and Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
Q: What is the best performance of the Kings XI Punjab?
A: Runner-up at 2014
Q: What are the team strengths of the Kings XI Punjab?
A: They have firepower and depth in batting, fast bowler and all-rounder.
Q: What are the team weaknesses of the Kings XI Punjab?
A: They have some lack of a power-hitter at the top of the order and they don’t have enough strength in the spin department.
