Punjab Kings (PBKS) is a franchise yet to secure an IPL title. Similar to another team they have disclosed their final list of released and retained players ahead of the IPL 2024 auction. While maintaining much of its core, including star foreign players such as Jonny Bairstow. They have also retained players like Liam Livingstone and Sikandar Raza. While the team have opted to part ways with one of its highly talked-about Indian talents.
Despite a successful auction leading up to the previous season, Punjab Kings had a disappointing performance ending in the lower half of the points table at the eighth position. They had only six wins in 14 league matches, and PBKS failed to make a substantial impact once again.
However, with a fully-fit Johnny Bairstow is slated to participate throughout the season and will be seen opening with Shikhar Dhawan. PBKS will certainly be aiming for a turnaround this time. However, letting go of young Indian players is certainly not a good option.
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Here are the 3 players PBKS should not have released:
3. Raj Angad Bawa
Raj Bawa in IPL (Source: Twitter)
A promising all-rounder who had limelight after a brilliant under-19 World Cup. Bawa is an emerging all-rounder, considered a significant potential successor to Hardik Pandya in the Indian cricket team. This young talent has showcased impressive performances in all his matches to date.
The U/19 star was roped in by the PBKS franchise for a whopping amount of 2 Cr in the previous auction. Bawa sustained an injury in the 2023 edition of the IPL which ruled him out of the IPL 2023. In the two matches that he has played for the franchise, he has shown glimpses of a bright future.
