Punjab Kings had the 2nd highest remaining purse amount after Sunrisers Hyderabad after they let go off majority of big players. The franchise has been known to buy expensive picks every year without retaining their core, and hence are yet to win a single IPL title. 

Punjab Kings made the most expensive buy in the IPL auction history, as they bought Sam Curran for a boggling 18.5 crores INR. However, Sikandar Raza were their 2nd most expensive buy at 50 lakhs INR, which shows they invested in younger and comparitvely unknown players in the rest of the auction. 

Best Punjab Kings playing XI for IPL 2023. 

1.    Jonny Bairstow (wk) (1,291 runs in 39 matches, 35.86 average & 142.65 strike rate, 100x1 & 50x9)
2.    Shikhar Dhawan (c) (6,244 runs in 206 matches, 35.07 average & 126.34 strike rate, 100x2 & 50x47)
3.    Bhanuka Rajapaksa (206 runs in 9 matches, 22.88 average & 159.68 strike rate)
4.    Liam Livingstone (549 runs at 166.86; 6 wickets in 23 matches)
5.    Shahrukh Khan (270 runs in 18 innings, 19.3 average & 121.6 strike rate)
6.    Raj Bawa
7.    Sam Curran (337 runs at 149.77; 32 wickets in 32 matches)
8.    Kagiso Rabada (9 wickets in 63 matches)
9.    Arshdeep Singh (40 wickets in 37 matches)
10.    Rahul Chahar (57 wickets in 55 matches)
11.    Harpreet Brar (9 wickets in 15 matches)