IPL 2025: Punjab Kings SWOT Analysis And Strongest Playing XI

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is all set to begin on Saturday, March 22 with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens. The auctions for the 18th edition of IPL took place in November 2024, where all the teams strategised round the clock to strengthen their respective squads. Being a mega auction, many big names went under the hammer and all the franchises spent a whopping sum to form a new team. Punjab Kings went for a complete revamp in the auctions as they aim to find a place in the playoffs after a hiatus of 10 years.

PBKS will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against Gujarat Titans on March 25 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 

Ahead of the 2025 season of IPL, let's do a SWOT analysis of Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings:

Basic premise:

The Punjab-based franchise had an impressive outing during the auctions as they stepped into the room with the largest purse (Rs 110 crore). Before the auctions, they retained Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore) and Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore) as the uncapped stars.

They spent a whopping price of Rs 26.75 crore to buy batter Shreyas Iyer, who was later appointed as the new captain of PBKS. Apart from this, PBKS spent Rs 18 crore to bring back their star pacer Arshdeep Singh through Right-To-Match card and the same amount was spent to buy spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

Strength:

PBKS' lineup is filled with some fiery batters like Shashank, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, and others. It is safe to say that their batting lineup has depth as they have great openers in the form of Prabhsimran Singh and Australia star Josh Inglis, who is coming after a brilliant campaign in the Champions Trophy.

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