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Punjab Kings came as close as ever to that elusive IPL title in 2025. After years of mediocrity, last year, under the shrewd hands of Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer, they looked professional and clear of their identity.

Finishing top of the table in the group stage, winning nine games in 14, and having among the most healthy net run-rates doesn’t happen because of only a few good players. They had a proper, balanced squad that needs no major overhaul for the 2026 season, but only fine-tuning.

Ahead of the retention announcement deadline for IPL franchises, let’s look at some of the players PBKS can release to free enough budget to make those ‘final piece of the puzzle’ signings they need. They can, and probably will, release many more but we’d only focus on the f

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