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After a strong campaign last season, the Punjab Kings are looking to fine-tune their squad for IPL 2026. The franchise has made the decision to release five players while securing a large core of 20 players, signalling their confidence in the current group heading into the mini-auction. PBKS, the Runners-up of IPL 2025, will be looking to go one step further to lift their first IPL trophy.

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Punjab Kings Released Players:

Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey

Retained Players (In Indian Rupees):

Shreyas Iyer (26.75 crore). Arshdeep Singh (18 crore), Yuzvendra Chahal (18 crore), Marcus Stoinis (11 crore), Marco Jansen (11.25 crore), Shashank Singh (5.50 crore), Nehal Wadhera (4.20 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (4 crore), Priyansh Arya (3.80 crore), Azmatullah Omarzai (2.40 crore), Lockie Ferguson (2 crore), Vijaykumar Vyshak (1.80 crore), Yash Thakur (1.60 crore), Harpreet Brar (1.50 crore), Vishnu Vinod (95 lakh), Xavier Bartlett (80 lakh), Suryansh Shedge (30 lakh), Pyla Avinash (30 lakh), Musheer Khan (30 lakh), Harnoor Singh (30 lakh).

Punjab Kings Purse Remaining:

11.50 crore

Slots Available for New Buys:

5 slots (including 3 overseas)