Punjab Kings entered the auction with the biggest purse, and they bought some of the best players. Shreyas Iyer was given INR 26.75 crore and will captain the franchise. Yuzvendra Chahal is another star who can win matches in the tournament. He came for INR 18 crore. Glenn Maxwell is back at Punjab Kings, with the owners paying just over INR 4 crore to get the Australian all-rounder. Ricky Ponting’s touch is visible in their team, and he would like to go all the way with his new franchise.
| PLAYER NAME | COUNTRY | Price (Cr) | ROLE | Right-handed, Leg-Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Iyer ( Captain) | India | 26.75 | Top order Batter | Right-handed, Legbreak googly |
| Arshdeep Singh | India | 18.00 | Bowler | Left-handed, Left Arm Fast-medium |
| Harpreet Bhatia | India | 1.50 | All-rounder | Left-handed, Right Arm Medium |
| Prabhsimran Singh | India | 4.00 | Wicket-keeper | Right-handed |
| Harpreet Brar | India | 1.50 | All-rounder | Left-handed, Orthodox |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 18.00 | Bowler | Right-Hand Bat, Right-arm Leg Spin |
| Marcus Stoinis | Australia | 11.00 | All-rounder | Right-hand bat, Right arm Medium |
| Marco Jansen | South Africa | 7.00 | All-rounder | Right-hand bat, Left arm fast |
| Shashank Singh | India | 5.50 | Batter | Right-Handed, Right arm Medium |
| Nehal Wadhera | India | 4.20 | Batter | Left-Hand Bat, Legbreak |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 4.20 | All-rounder | Right arm offbreak, Right arm Offbreak |
| Priyansh Arya | India | 3.80 | All-rounder | Left hand Bat, Right arm Offbreak |
| Josh Inglis | Australia | 2.60 | Wicket-keeper | Right Handed Bat |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan | 2.40 | All-rounder | Right-handed bat, Right-arm medium-fast |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 2.00 | Bowler | Right-hand, Right-arm fast |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | India | 1.80 | Bowler | Right-Handed, Right arm Medium |
| Yash Thakur | India | 1.60 | Bowler | Right hand Bat, Right arm Fast medium |
| Aaron Hardie | Australia | 1.25 | All-rounder | Right-Handed, Right arm Medium fast |
| Vishnu Vinod | India | 0.95 | Wicket-keeper | Right-handed |
| Xavier Bartlett | Australia | 0.80 | Bowler | Right-Handed, Right arm Medium fast |
| Kuldeep Sen | India | 0.80 | Bowler | Right-hand bat, Right arm fast |
| Harnoor Singh | India | 0.30 | Batter | Left hand Bat |
| Suryansh Shedge | India | 0.30 | All-rounder | Right hand Bat |
| Pyla Avinash | India | 0.30 | Batter | Right hand Bat, Right arm Medium fast |
| Musheer Khan | India | 0.30 | All-rounder | Right hand Bat, Slow Left arm Orthodox |
| Pravin Dubey | India | 0.30 | All-rounder | Right hand Bat, Legbreak Googly |