PBKS' strongest XI for IPL 2025:Marcus Stoinis, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kudeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Punjab Kings, armed with the largest IPL 2025 budget, secured batter Shreyas Iyer for a record-breaking Rs 26.75 crore. Bolstering their squad, PBKS acquired Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal for Rs 18 crore each.

Punjab Kings had only retained two players ahead of the auction and both of them were uncapped. In the run up to the auction, the Punjab franchise also brought in Ricky Ponting as their head coach. In the auction, they have tried to buy some good Indian players alongside trusted overseas names.