Kings XI Punjab is a sports franchise based in Mohali in the eight team Indian Premier League. The team will be led by Yuvraj Singh who is also the Icon Player and coached by Tom Moody, the former Aussie all rounder.

The owners of Kings XI Punjab include Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur). The group paid a total of $76 million to acquire the franchise.

India middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh is the designated icon player for the Kings XI Punjab and he will also captain the team. In addition to Yuvraj, the team also contains the promising Indian allrounder Irfan Pathan, Aussie speedster Brett Lee and the Sri Lankan duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in its ranks.

Players

India middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh is the designated icon player for the Kings XI Punjab and he will also captain the team. In addition to Yuvraj, the team also contains the promising Indian allrounder Irfan Pathan, Aussie speedster Brett Lee and the Sri Lankan duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in its ranks.

Batsmen

• Yuvraj Singh (Captain) - India - Left-handed Batsman

• Mahela Jayawardene - Sri Lanka - Right-handed Batsman

• Ramnaresh Sarwan - West Indies - Right-handed Batsman

• Simon Katich - Australia - Left-handed Batsman

• Luke Pomersbach - Australia - Left-handed Batsman

• Karan Goel - India - Left-handed Batsman

• Tanmay Srivastava - India - Left-handed Batsman

• Sahil Kukreja - India - Right-handed Batsman

• Wilkin Mota - India - Right-handed Batsman

• Yash Gandhi - India - Right-handed Batsman

• Sunny Sohal - India - Right-handed Batsman

Wicketkeepers

• Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lanka - Left-handed Wicket keeper

• Nitin Saini - India - Right-handed Wicket keeper

• Pankaj Dharmani - India - Right-handed Wicket keeper

• Uday Kaul - India - Right-handed Wicket keeper

All Rounders

• Irfan Pathan - India - Left-handed Batsman/Left-arm medium-fast

• Ramesh Powar - India - Right-handed Batsman/Right-arm off-break

• James Hopes - Australia - Right-handed Batsman/Right-arm medium

Bowlers

• Brett Lee - Australia - Right-arm fast

• Shanthakumaran Sreesanth - India - Right-arm fast-medium

• Piyush Chawla - India - Right-arm leg-break

• Vikram Raj Vir Singh - India - Right-arm fast-medium

• Kyle Mills - New Zealand - Right-arm fast-medium

• Ajitesh Argal - India - Right-arm medium

• Mohammed Mudasir - India - Right-arm medium

Administration and Coaching Staff

Front Office:

• Owners - Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Karan Paul & Mohit Burman

• CEO - Neil Maxwell

• President - TBA

Coaches:

• Head Coach - Tom Moody .

• Assistant Head Coach - TBA

• Physiotherapist - TBA