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.The opening of the IPL 2008 did not prove too lucky for Kings XI Punjab, having lost the first as well as the second match. However, the team fought back and managed to gain a place in the semi-finals, where it was defeated by Chennai Super Kings. By the end of IPL 2008, the team stood at the second rank, above Chennai Super Kings, with 20 points and net run rate of +0.509. The team has Daler Mehendi, bhangra/pop singer, as its brand ambassador and its colors are light gray & red.
KXIP did not register any bids for the marque players. They instead chose to go for domestic names, while Mohit and Abbott were their biggest buys. However KXIP failed to address certain issues.
Logo
The logo of Kings XI Punjab comprises of a light grey shield, which has two lion heads in it, along with the team's name.
Year wise Team Performance
Year - Position
2008 - Semifinal
2009 - Fifth
2010 - Eighth
2011 - Fifth
2012 - Sixth
2013 - Sixth
2014 - Runner-up
2015 - Eighth
2016 - Eighth
2017 - Fifth
2018 - Seventh
2019 - Sixth
Kings XI Punjab 2020 full squad
Batsmen:
- K. L. Rahul (Captain) - India
- Mayank Agarwal - India
- Mandeep Singh - India
- Karun Nair - India
- Sarfaraz Khan - India
- Chris Gayle - West Indies
All-rounders
- Harpreet Brar - India
- Darshan Nalkande - India
- Krishnappa Gowtham - India
- Jagadeesha Suchith - India
- Glenn Maxwell - Australia
- Chris Jordan - England
- James Neesham - New Zealand
- Deepak Hooda - India
- Tajinder Singh - India
Wicket-keepers
- Nicholas Pooran - West Indies
- Simran Singh - India
Bowlers
- Sheldon Cottrell - West Indies
- Arshdeep Singh - India
- Ishan Porel - India
- Ravi Bishnoi - India
- Hardus Viljoen - South Africa
- Mohammed Shami - India
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman - Afghanistan
- Murugan Ashwin - India
Administration and Support Staffs/Coaches:
- Owners - Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Mohit Burman, Karan Paul
- CEO - Satish Menon
- Director of cricket operations and head coach - Anil Kumble
- Batting coach - Wasim Jaffer
- Spin bowling coach - Sunil Joshi
- Fielding coach - Jonty Rhodes
- Talent scout - Courtney Walsh
