# 2017 Kings XI Punjab season

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams which competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League. The Kings XI Punjab drew an average home attendance of 20,001 in the 2017 IPL season.

## Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 | |
| 7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 | |

### Match summary
## Auction

The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 1 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | (1983-03-31) 31 March 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| 8 | Murali Vijay | India | (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹30 million (US$360,000) | |
| 10 | David Miller | South Africa | (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹50 million (US$600,000) | Overseas |
| 16 | Eoin Morgan | England | (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹20 million (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| 22 | Gurkeerat Singh | India | (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2012) | ₹13 million (US$160,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 31 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 36 | Manan Vohra | India | (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 (since 2013) | ₹3.5 million (US$42,000) | |
| 42 | Shaun Marsh | Australia | (1983-07-09) 9 July 1983 (age 41) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 (since 2008) | ₹22 million (US$260,000) | Overseas |
| | Nikhil Naik | India | (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| | Armaan Jaffer | India | (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| | Rinku Singh | India | (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 14 | Rahul Tewatia | India | (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | ₹2.5 million (US$30,000) | |
| 17 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹5.5 million (US$66,000) | Overseas |
| 20 | Axar Patel | India | (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | ₹7.5 million (US$90,000) | |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹60 million (US$720,000) | Overseas, Captain |
| 88 | Darren Sammy | Saint Lucia | (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | (1984-10-24) 24 October 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | | 2014 | ₹22 million (US$260,000) | Vice Captain |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 4 | Anureet Singh | India | (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹2 million (US$24,000) | |
| 5 | Swapnil Singh | India | (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | India | (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹65 million (US$780,000) | |
| 21 | Matt Henry | New Zealand | (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 26 | KC Cariappa | India | (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2016 | ₹8 million (US$96,000) | |
| 29 | Ishant Sharma | India | (1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | |
| 44 | T Natarajan | India | (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹30 million (US$360,000) | |
| 66 | Sandeep Sharma | India | (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 (since 2013) | ₹8.5 million (US$100,000) | |
| 77 | Varun Aaron | India | (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹28 million (US$340,000) | |
| | Pardeep Sahu | India | (1985-08-21) 21 August 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |

## Support staff changes

* In December 2016, Sanjay Bangar stepped down as the team's head coach.
* In January 2017, Virender Sehwag was named head of cricket operations and strategy.
* In February 2017, J. Arunkumar was named batting coach.