IPL 2017: Final list of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) squad after Players Auction

Bengaluru, Feb 20: Kings XI Punjab, who entered the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 Players Auction with the maximum funds (Rs 23.35 crore) among teams, bought 8 cricketers today (February 20). (Final list of all 8 squads)

Full list of players retained; Auction updates

On Monday, the IPL Auction was held in Bengaluru. England all-rounder Ben Stokes was the costliest buy attracting a bid of Rs 14.5 crore from Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS). The next most expensive buy was Tymal Mills (England) - Rs 12 crore, by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). (List of players sold)

KXIP's costliest buy at the auction was uncapped Indian fast bowler Thangarasu Natarajan. The 25-year-old left-armer from Tamil Nadu, was bought for Rs 3 crore.

Here is the final squad of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) after the auction

Squad strength - 27; Overseas players - 9; Funds remaining - Rs 13.9 crore out of Rs 66 crore

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1. David Miller (South Africa) - Rs 12.5 crore

2. Glenn Maxwell (Australia) - Rs 6 crore

3. Shaun Marsh (Australia) - Rs 2.2 crore

4. Marcus Stoinis (Australia) - Rs 55 lakh

5. Hashim Amla (South Africa) - Rs 1 crore

6. Manan Vohra - Rs 4 crore

7. Akshar Rajesh Patel - Rs 75 lakh

8. Gurkeerat Mann Singh - Rs 1.3 crore

9. Anureet Singh - Rs 20 lakh

10. Sandeep Sharma - Rs 85 lakh

11. Shardul Narendra Thakur - Rs 20 lakh

12. Wriddhiman Saha - Rs 2.2 crore

13. Murali Vijay - Rs 3 crore

14. Nikhil Shankar Naik - Rs 30 lakh

15. Mohit Sharma - Rs 6.5 crore

16. KC Cariappa - Rs 80 lakh

17. Armaan Jaffer - Rs 10 lakh

18. Pardeep Sahu - Rs 10 lakh

19. Swapnil Singh - Rs 10 lakh

All the above were retained from last year

The following were bought at today's auction

20. Thangarasu Natarajan - Rs 3 crore

21. Varun Aaron - Rs 2.8 crore

22. Rahul Tewatia - Rs 25 lakh

23. Rinku Singh - Rs 10 lakh

24. Eoin Morgan (England) - Rs 2 crore

25. Matt Henry (New Zealand) - Rs 50 lakh

26. Martin Guptill (New Zealand) - Rs 50 lakh

27. Darren Sammy (West Indies) - Rs 30 lakh

28. Ishant Sharma (India) - Signed up one day before the league, on April 4, as replacement for Murali Vijay (injured). He was unsold at auction

Note: As per IPL rules, a franchise can have a maximum of 27 players in the squad with 9 overseas cricketers

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