# 2023 Punjab Kings season

The 2023 season was the 16th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the ten teams compete in the 2023 Indian Premier League.

## Background

In September 2022, Trevor Bayliss replaced Anil Kumble as the side's head coach. In November, Shikhar Dhawan replaced Mayank Agarwal as the captain.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold
* Ages are given as of 31 March 2023, the date of the first match played in the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batters |||||||||
| 42 | Shikhar Dhawan | India | (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹8.25 crore (US$990,000) | Captain |
| 45 | Harpreet Singh Bhatia | India | (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹40 lakh (US$48,000) | |
| 23 | Liam Livingstone | England | (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹11.5 crore (US$1.4 million) | Overseas |
| 21 | Shivam Singh | India | (1996-11-18)18 November 1996 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm Off spin | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 14 | Atharva Taide | India | (2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 24 | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | (1986-04-24)24 April 1986 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm Off spin | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 19 | Rishi Dhawan | India | (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | 2022 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | |
| 10 | Baltej Singh | India | (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 35 | Shahrukh Khan | India | (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Off break | 2022 | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 95 | Harpreet Brar | India | (1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹3.8 crore (US$460,000) | |
| 58 | Sam Curran | England | (1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm Fast medium | 2023 | ₹18.5 crore (US$2.2 million) | Overseas |
| 9 | Mohit Rathee | India | (1999-01-13)13 January 1999 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg spin | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 51 | Jonny Bairstow | England | (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹6.75 crore (US$810,000) | Overseas |
| 54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 99 | Jitesh Sharma | India | (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | - | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 84 | Prabhsimran Singh | India | (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | - | 2022 | ₹60 lakh (US$72,000) | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||||
| 11 | Rahul Chahar | India | (1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹5.25 crore (US$630,000) | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||||
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | Australia | (1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas |
| 25 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹9.25 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| 02 | Arshdeep Singh | India | (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) | |
| 28 | Vidwath Kaverappa | India | (1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 12 | Raj Bawa | India | (2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | |
* Source: Punjab Kings

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| CEO | Satish Menon |
| Team manager | Vikram Hastir |
| Head coach | Trevor Bayliss |
| Assistant coach | Brad Haddin |
| Batting coach | Wasim Jaffer |
| Spin bowling coach | Sunil Joshi |
| Fast bowling coach | Charl Langeveldt |
| Physiotherapist | Andrew Leipus |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Adrian Le Roux |
* Source: Punjab Kings