England wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow on Saturday got sold to Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs 6.75 crores in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction.
Kolkata picked Australia Test captain Pat Cummins for INR 7.25 crores followed by Shreyas Iyer for INR 12.25 crores, while Punjab bagged Shikhar Dhawan for INR 8.25 crores
Assistant coach Andy Flower has parted ways with Punjab Kings and is expected to land a role in one of the new teams ahead of IPL 2022. Former Zimbabwe captain Flower, who worked as a coach in England for more than a decade and guided the national team there, was hired for his maiden IPL stint ahead of the 2020 season. "He sent his resignation to the team recently. It has been accepted. There is a good chance that he goes to one of the new teams (Lucknow or Ahmedabad)," a BCCI official told PTI. There is a good possibility that the 53-year-old is given a bigger role in his next IPL assignment. Flower worked alongside head coach Anil Kumble for the past two seasons. The development comes at a time when K L Rahul, Punjab Kings skipper for the past two seasons, is expected to move to the Lucknow franchise. Punjab wanted to retain Rahul but he did not want to stay. It remains to be seen if Flower stays as head coach of CPL franchise Saint Lucia Kings, which is owned by same consortiu
Punjab Kings retained Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh for the upcoming IPL, whereas Rahul opted to go back into the auction pool
Punjab Kings, who didn't have a great outing last season, may not retain any of their players, ahead of the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auctions
In order to qualify for the playoffs, Mumbai Indians needs to first win today's game and that too with a huge margin. Check IPL 2021 playoffs schedule and match timings here
KL Rahul saved his best for the last as his unbeaten 98 off 42 balls, which for a change was full on intent quotient, helping Punjab Kings crush Chennai Super Kings by six wickets
MS Dhoni's CSk failed to put a good total in front of Punjab Lions, thanks to KL Rahul's 98 not out, the team chased the target in just 13 overs
The KL Rahul-led Punjab Kings side can still make it to the top-four in IPL 2021 if they win their final league game against CSK on October 7 by a big margin and hope the other results go their way
Yuzvendra Chahal was again the star with figures of 3/29 in 4 overs
RCB has not made any changes in its playing 11 from the previous match. Check RCB vs PBKS playing 11 and toss result here
Punjab Kings bowling coach Damien Wright has said that "death bowling" is an area his side is really strong at and it was demonstrated yet again against Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum conceded that Punjab Kings deserved to win against his side as the KL Rahul-led outfit "seized the key moments" during their IPL game
Punjab chased down the target in 19.3 overs with K L Rahul (67 off 55) leading from the front. Shahrukh Khan smashed an important 22 not out off nine balls.
KKR has made two changes in its playing 11 while Punjab has made three changes in its line-up. Check Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings playing 11 and toss results
I want to refocus on helping the West Indies in the T20 World Cup and would like to take a break in Dubai, says Punjab Kings' Chris Gayle
Mumbai Indians won their first game after three defeats as they beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in an IPL encounter here on Tuesday
Chasing a sub-par score, Mumbai inched towards victory cautiously as Punjab bowlers kept the runflow in check
Another loss could make it really tough for Mumbai to make it to the playoffs so the pressure would be on the Rohit-led side
Punjab Kings dished out a disciplined bowling performance to notch up a five-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a low-scoring IPL match