Kings XI punjab IPL 7 Squad

ü  Kings XI Punjab have picked 23 players for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League

Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson was the costliest buy for the team at the auction. He was bought for Rs 6.5 crores. Virender Sehwag will also be in KXIP squad this year.

Kings XI Punjab Squad for IPL 7 Squad strength: 23.

ü  Amount spent: Rs 55.9 crores (Rs 4.1 crores remaining).

ü  Funds for two retentions: Rs 16.5 crores

ü  Costliest player: Mitchell Johnson Rs 6.5 crores

ü  Overseas players: 7

ü  Batsmen: 8. Bowlers: 8.

ü  All-rounders: 6.

ü  Wicketkeepers: 1

 1. David Miller (South Africa, batsman) Retained

 2. Manan Vohra (India, batsman) Retained

3. Mitchell Johnson (Australia, fast bowler) Rs 6.5 crores

 4. Glenn Maxwell (Australia, all-rounder) Rs 6 cr

 5. George Bailey (Australia, batsman) Rs 3.25 cr

6. Virender Sehwag (India, batsman) Rs 3.2 cr

 7. Rishi Dhawan (India, all-rounder) Rs 3 cr

 8. Wriddhiman Saha (India, wicketkeeper/batsman) Rs 2.2 cr

 9. Shaun Marsh (Australia, batsman) Rs 2.2 cr

10. Cheteshwar Pujara (India, batsman) Rs 1.9 cr

 11. Laxmipathy Balaji (India, fast bowler) Rs 1.8 cr

12. Beuran Hendricks (South Africa, fast bowler) Rs 1.8 crores

13. Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka, all-rounder) Rs 1.6 cr

 14. Gurkeerat Singh (India, batsman) Rs 1.3 cr

15. Murali Kartik (India, spinner) Rs 1 cr

16. Sandeep Sharma (India, fast bowler) Rs 85 lakhs

17. Mandeep Singh (India, batsman) Rs 80 lakhs

 18. Akshar Patel (India, all-rounder) Rs 75 lakhs

 19. Parvinder Awana (India, fast bowler) Rs 65 lakhs

20. Shardul Thakur (India, fast bowler) Rs 20 lakhs

21. Anureet Singh (India, fast bowler) Rs 20 lakhs

22. Shivam Sharma (India, spinner) Rs 10 lakhs

23. Karanveer Singh (India, all-rounder) Rs 10 lakhs