{"id":82813,"date":"2023-12-15T16:30:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T16:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/15\/ipl-2024-salary-of-players-retained-by-punjab-kings-pbks\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T16:30:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T16:30:54","slug":"ipl-2024-salary-of-players-retained-by-punjab-kings-pbks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/15\/ipl-2024-salary-of-players-retained-by-punjab-kings-pbks\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2024: Salary of players retained by Punjab Kings (PBKS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The cricketing world eagerly awaits the<a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/2023\/12\/ipl-2024-auction-complete-list-of-players-to-go-under-the-hammer-and-their-base-price\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024<\/a> players\u2019 auction scheduled to unfold in Dubai on December 19. With 333 cricketers set to enter the bidding fray, the stage is set for intense competition, and several players are poised to ignite bidding wars.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 333 players in the auction pool, 214 are Indian cricketers, and 119 hail from international talent pools, including two players from associate nations. Among these, 116 cricketers are capped, while 215 are uncapped players, including two from associate nations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"least-number-of-players-released\">Least number of players released<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Punjab Kings (PBKS)<\/strong> have chosen to retain the core of their team, releasing only five players ahead of the auction. The released players include <strong>Bhanuka Rajapaksa<\/strong>, <strong>Mohit Rathee<\/strong>, <strong>Baltej Dhanda, Raj Angad Bawa<\/strong>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/2023\/11\/ravichandran-ashwin-predicts-two-franchises-who-will-go-after-shahrukh-khan-in-ipl-2024-auction\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> Shahrukh Khan<\/a>. Notably, Shahrukh, the explosive power-hitter from Tamil Nadu, was the most expensive release, having been acquired for a hefty sum of INR 9 crore.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"core-unit-retained\">Core unit retained<\/h2>\n<p>Punjab Kings\u2019 decision to retain a majority of their players showcases their commitment to building a formidable squad. The core team features prominent names such as <strong>Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Arshdeep Singh<\/strong>, and <strong>Kagiso Rabada<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The retention of English all-rounder Curran, who was bought for a staggering INR 18.5 crore, surprised many experts, but it underlines PBKS\u2019s determination to maintain a competitive edge in the lucrative league. With the least number of players released, Punjab Kings\u2019 strategic move sets the stage for a captivating auction where teams will vie for top-notch talent to bolster their squads.<\/p>\n<h3>Also READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/2023\/12\/ipl-2024-salary-of-players-retained-by-kolkata-knight-riders-kkr-check-out-how-much-rinku-singh-earns\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL 2024 \u2013 Salary of players retained by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR); check out how much Rinku Singh earns<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"punjab-kings-retained-players-and-remaining-purse\">Punjab Kings\u2019 retained players and remaining purse:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number of players:<\/strong> 19<\/li>\n<li><strong>Available slot:<\/strong> 08<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overseas slot:<\/strong> 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total money spent:<\/strong> INR 70.09 crores<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salary cap available:<\/strong> INR 29.01 crores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"salary-of-players-retained-by-pbks-for-ipl-2023\">Salary of players retained by PBKS for IPL 2023:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shikhar Dhawan<\/strong> \u2013 INR 8.25 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonny Bairstow<\/strong> \u2013 INR 6.75 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jitesh Sharma<\/strong> \u2013 INR 20 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prabhsimran Singh<\/strong> \u2013 INR 60 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matthew Short<\/strong> \u2013 INR 20 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harpreet Bhatia<\/strong> \u2013 INR 40 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Atharva Taide<\/strong> \u2013 INR 40 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rishi Dhawan<\/strong> \u2013 INR 55 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sam Curran<\/strong> \u2013 INR 18.5 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sinkandar Raza<\/strong> \u2013 INR 50 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liam Livingstone<\/strong> \u2013 INR 11.5 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gurnoor Singh Brar<\/strong> \u2013 INR 2 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shivam Singh<\/strong> \u2013 INR 20 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rahul Chahar<\/strong> \u2013 INR 5.25 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arshdeep Singh<\/strong> \u2013 INR 4 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harpreet Brar<\/strong> \u2013 INR 3.8 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vidwath Kaverappa<\/strong> \u2013 INR 20 lakh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kagiso Rabada<\/strong> \u2013 INR 9.25 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nathan Ellis<\/strong> \u2013 INR 75 lakh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Also READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/2023\/12\/ipl-2024-auction-salary-of-players-retained-by-chennai-super-kings-csk\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL 2024 Auction \u2013 Salary of players retained by Chennai Super Kings (CSK)<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/2023\/12\/ipl-2024-salary-of-players-retained-by-punjab-kings-pbks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cricketing world eagerly awaits the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 players\u2019 auction scheduled to unfold in Dubai on December 19. With 333 cricketers set to enter the bidding fray, the stage is set for intense competition, and several players are poised to ignite bidding wars. Of the 333 players in the auction pool, 214 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6803],"tags":[87,32128,819,322,19541,36304,1048,88,666,38655,543,744,265],"class_list":{"0":"post-82813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-indian-premier-league","11":"tag-ipl","12":"tag-ipl-2024","13":"tag-ipl-2024-auction","14":"tag-kagiso-rabada","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-pbks","17":"tag-priety-zinta","18":"tag-punjab-kings","19":"tag-sam-curran","20":"tag-shikhar-dhawan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}