Mumbai, Nov 27: Punjab Kings surprised everyone as they didn’t release a lot of players ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024.Sam Curran was expected to go out as he failed despite being the most expensive player in the tournament’s history, but the management decided to stick with him for another season.
Punjab have failed to make it to the playoffs for several seasons.
Players retained: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Matthew Short, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Vidwath Kaverappa
Players released: Shahrukh Khan, Raj Bawa, Baltej Dhanda, Mohit Rathee, Bhanuka Rajapaksa.