Punjab Kings (PBKS) is a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, and plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), which was rebranded as Punjab Kings in 2021. The franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, and Karan Paul.
The team’s captain is Shikhar Dhawan, and Trevor Bayliss is the head coach. Apart from the 2014 season, when they topped the league table and finished runners-up, the team has made only one other playoff appearance (2008) in the remaining seasons.
The team plays its home matches at the PCA Stadium, Mohali. Since 2010, they have also been playing some of their home games at Dharamsala or Indore. The Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium is located in Mohali, Punjab. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. Geetanshu Kalra built the stadium, and the seating capacity is 27000. The stadium is named after former BCCI president & former PCA president Inderjit Singh Bindra.
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, abbreviated as the HPCA Stadium, is located in Dharamshala in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. With a capacity of 23000, the stadium is situated at an altitude of 1,457 m above sea level and is considered one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world.
IPL 2023 divides teams into 2 groups (A and B). Each team will play 7 home and 7 away games.
In the group stage, each team will face the other four teams in their group 2 times each (one home and one away game) and four teams in the other group once, and the remaining team two times.
VENUES
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali (Home).
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala (Home).
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
- Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
- Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
- Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati.
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.