On Monday evening, Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas (TEX vs SEA) will be played in the seventh match of the MLC 2025 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.

MLC 2025, Match 7: TEX vs SEA Probable XIs

Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing XI: Devon Conway (wk), Faf du Plessis (Captain), Daryl Mitchell, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Zia-Ul-Haq, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Mohsin

Seattle Orcas Predicted Playing XI: Aaron Jones, David Warner, Steven Taylor, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen (Captain & wk), Shimron Hetmyer/Cameron Gannon, Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, Waqar Salamkheil, Obed McCoy, Jasdeep Singh

See Also: TEX VS SEA Major League Cricket 2025: Live streaming details where to watch

MLC 2025, Match 7: TEX vs SEA Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Devon Conway: New Zealand star Devon Conway is in great form in T20 cricket, as he has recently scored 52, 65, and 34 runs, respectively. 

Adam Milne: In his first two matches of the MLC 2025, New Zealander Adam Milne took three and two wickets, respectively. 

Daryl Mitchell: Another New Zealand star Daryl Mitchell is a special asset for any team. In their last match, he scored a crucial 36 runs and later picked up one wicket in his three overs (3-0-20-1).

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Calvin Savage: Durban-born USA all-rounder Calvin Savage started the MLC 2025 with a knock of 53 not out off 34 balls for Texas against New York. He won the Player of the Match award for his brilliant match-winning performance, while his team was struggling at 96/5. 

David Warner: Former Australian cricketer David Warner made his MLC debut during Seattle Orcas' first game of the season, where the left-handed opening batter scored 31 runs in 17 balls. 

Shimron Hetmyer: Caribbean cricketer Shimron Hetmyer can start for Seattle Orcas in this forthcoming match, as his UK tour for the West Indies has completed. 

Australia's explosive all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been made the captain of Washington Freedom for the 2025 season of Major League Cricket (MLC). Maxwell takes over from veteran Steve Smith, who captained the franchise to their first title in 2024. Smith's limited availability this year for national duties has necessitated the change in leadership, and Maxwell is now ready to lead the reigning champions.

Smith will be unavailable for most of the 2025 season as he becomes part of Australia's Test team on their Caribbean tour, where they will have a three-match series. While still in the Freedom setup, he will play just two games this season. On the other hand, Maxwell, who has just come from declaring himself retired from ODIs, has loads of leadership experience and recent success with the team behind him. "Captain Maxwell is here to rewrite the script. Glenn Maxwell will lead the Freedom squad in Cognizant Major League Cricket 2025. Steve Smith will captain the side in the two games he plays during the season. #FreedomExpress #MLC2025," announced the franchise on X.

Maxwell was an integral part of Washington's title-winning squad last season, making contributions with both the bat and ball. He made 153 runs in a span of eight innings at an average of 38.25, including a crucial half-century, and also added 10 wickets at an average of 17 and an economy rate of 6.66. His all-rounder skills and big-impact approach make him a natural candidate to captain the side in 2025. 

Maxwell's Leadership Experience and Squad for 2025

Maxwell has experience in captaincy roles too. He earlier captained the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League for 65 matches and brought home 34 victories. He also captained Punjab Kings in the 2017 season of the Indian Premier League, falling just short of a playoff qualification with seven victories in 14 games. His energetic presence and strategic thinking will hopefully bring a spark to Freedom's title defense.

𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 is here to rewrite the script 💙🏆

🗒️ Glenn Maxwell will lead the Freedom squad in Cognizant Major League Cricket 2025. Steve Smith will captain the side in the two games he plays during the season.#FreedomExpress #MLC2025 pic.twitter.com/PsJxmVxzxx

— Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) June 11, 2025

Also Read: [WATCH ] WTC Final 2025: Kagiso Rabada double wicket sets tone in SA vs AUS

Washington Freedom has assembled a strong and balanced squad for the upcoming MLC season: Glenn Maxwell (C), Steve Smith, Mark Chapman, Mukhtar Ahmed, Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Owen, Abhishek Paradkar, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Justin Dill, Andries Gous, Lahiru Milantha, Saurabh Netravalkar, Amila Aponso, Yasir Mohammad, Lockie Ferguson, Jason Benrendorff, and Ben Sears. Freedom will be aiming to replicate their 2024 success and continue their dominance in Major League Cricket.

Recently, Ravichandran Ashwin had an interview with Ravindra Jadeja in the first episode of his YouTube show Kutti Stories season 3. During that interview, Jadeja clarified why T20 cricket captaincy was tougher than Test cricket. 

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have played together many times for Team India in every format and the Chennai Super Kings. They have great memories as they played massive roles together many times for their teams’ successes on the field.

Ravindra Jadeja on Test cricket captaincy

Jadeja believes that the captaincy is easier in Test cricket. He mentioned that the Test cricket decisions are much simpler than T20 cricket while setting up the fielders, choosing the bowlers, especially using the key bowlers. Jadeja claims that these are more calculative in Test cricket. The all-rounder feels that most of the fielders are generally changed in Test cricket according to the bowlers, not according to the opposition batters.

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Ravindra Jadeja on T20 cricket captaincy

On the other hand, Jadeja also believes that every ball is an event in T20 cricket, which makes the captaincy job tougher. While every four and six matters in T20 cricket, captains feel under pressure with a boundary, and need to think more about the next move. 

Ashwin also added that the session breaks of each day of Test cricket, which generally come after two hours of play, make Test cricket easier strategically for the captain.

Meanwhile, Jadeja further claimed that the batting order mostly remains the same for Test cricket but needs to be adjusted for T20 cricket according to the situations, which we especially experience in the crucial late middle overs or slog overs.  

Jadeja and Ashwin : Captaining in Test cricket is the easiest Job, while T20 format is the toughest to captain.

Owned Overhyped Chokli. 😭 pic.twitter.com/O1rR34YipE

— Aarchi (@Oye_Aarchi) May 28, 2025

On Monday evening (May 26), the Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians (PBKS vs MI) match will be played in the 69th game of the IPL 2025 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. They will face each other for the first time this season. Here, we are going through the Dream11 top captains and vice-captains choices for the PBKS vs MI match. 

IPL 2025, Match 69: PBKS vs MI Probable XIs

Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh/Praveen Dubey (Impact Players Sub), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai/Kyle Jamieson, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar

Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI: Rohit Sharma/Karn Sharma (Impact Players), Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Will Jacks, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

See Also: IPL 2025: PBKS vs MI Match 69 - A Head to Head breakdown

IPL 2025, Match 69: PBKS vs MI Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Jasprit Bumrah: Since his return to the IPL 2025, Jasprit Bumrah has quickly picked up his familiar form with the ball. He is the second most wicket-taker for MI this season with 16 wickets in nine games. He recorded at least two wickets in their last four games, including one four-wicket haul. 

Shreyas Iyer: PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer is their leading run-scorer in this IPL season with 488 runs in 13 innings, with an average of 48.80 and a strike rate of 172.43. He has recorded five half-centuries this season. His last five innings' scores were 25*, 72, 45, 30, and 53 runs, respectively. 

Suryakumar Yadav: MI star Suryakumar Yadav is the third leading run-scorer in the IPL 2025 with 583 runs in 13 innings with an average of 72.87 and a strike rate of 170.46, including four half-centuries. His last six innings' scores were 68*, 40*, 54, 48*, 35, and 73*, respectively.  

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Prabhsimran Singh: PBKS opener Prabhsimran Singh has scored 486 runs in 13 innings with an average of 37.38 and a strike rate of 170.52, including four half-centuries. Before the IPL 2025 suspension, Singh recorded three consecutive 50+ scores.

Trent Boult: MI left-arm pacer Trent Boult is the leading wicket-taker for his team this IPL season with 19 wickets in 13 games. In their last five matches, Boult picked up at least three wickets in the first three straight games. 

Harpreet Brar: PBKS pacer Harpreet Brar has lately shone, as he has taken nine wickets in five innings. In his last two matches, Brar took at least two wickets in each game. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has now made it official: Shubman Gill has taken charge as the new captain of the Indian Test cricket team ahead of a five-match series against England. This is a momentous change in leadership, as the series will also mark the end of Rohit Sharma's prolific Test career. It also marks the start of India’s campaign in the 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship, with the first Test scheduled to take place on June 20, 2025.

At only 25 years of age, Gill has been placed in the hot seat for one of the most difficult assignments in international cricket — a Test series in England. Although Gill has experience captaining the under-19 Indian side against England and the Indian T20I side and Gujarat Titans IPL side, this will be Gill's first time as a captain in Test cricket. The appointed vice-captain will be Rishabh Pant, who is a fearless batsman and is not afraid of playing overseas.

Aside from selecting the captain and vice-captain of the Test squad, the squad announcement signals a clear intent to expand a squad that balances veteran players with emerging players. The inclusion of Karun Nair (who hasn't played Test since 2017) and Sai Sudharsan shows that emerging talent alongside veteran players (like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja) shows that Indian cricket is preparing for a transitional period with an eye on long-term stability and performance.

A New Beginning Starts in the World Test Championship Cycle

India’s five-match Test series in England will be the first assignment for Gill as captain and will test his tactical mind in tough overseas conditions. The selection of the squad suggests that the selectors are willing to go with fresh faces while still keeping a core of match-winners. The bowling attack is new with Mohammed Shami out due to fitness concerns, and in his place are young pacers such as Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh. 

Also Read: IPL 2025: PBKS vs DC Match 66 - A Head to Head breakdown

The selected squad for the series is Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav. With a combination of youth and experience, India is expected to have innings stability with ample firepower to conquer English conditions.

In the 65th match of the IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru stunned everyone when Jitesh Sharma came to toss for his team against SunRisers Hyderabad in Lucknow on Friday evening (May 23). Here, we will know the reason for RCB regular captain Rajat Patidar's absence during the toss of the match.

While we have already got four teams for the IPL 2025 Playoffs, the battle for the first two places is still on strongly among the four teams. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are one of the favourite teams to finish in the top two places in the IPL 2025 points table. 

See Also: Good news for RCB fans: Major update on star player’s availability ahead of upcoming clash

IPL 2025, RCB vs SRH: Captain Rajat Patidar missed the toss

The Lucknow match against SRH is the 13th game for the second-placed RCB. However, RCB regular captain Rajat Patidar didn't join in the toss, while Jitesh Sharma was present at the toss, as he is leading the team in the match. 

Rajat Patidar is suffering from a hand injury, which he got during their last match against Chennai Super Kings on May 3. While there is no official statement, RCB team management may have taken a tactical decision to keep their regular skipper fresh for the Playoffs, along with avoiding any further injury scare. 

However, the RCB regular captain isn't fully out of the match against SRH. He has been added to the list of the Impact subs, so we can still see him in the game, if his service requires. He has an important role for his team to produce powerful performances in the IPL 2025, as the right-handed batter has scored 239 runs in 10 innings this season with an average of 23.90 and a strike rate of 140.58, including two half-centuries. 

Is it Jitesh Sharma's first IPL captaincy?

Meanwhile, Jitesh Sharma became the ninth RCB captain. However, it isn't his first IPL match as a captain. In the IPL 2024, he led Punjab Kings in one match, and interestingly, it was also against SunRisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad.  

Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) will host the Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants (GT vs LSG) match in the 64th game of the IPL 2025 on Thursday evening (May 22). It will be their second meeting this season, while LSG won their first IPL 2025 meeting in Lucknow by six wickets. Here, we are going through the Dream11 top captains and vice-captains choices for the GT vs LSG match. 

IPL 2025, Match 64: GT vs LSG Probable XIs

Gujarat Titans Predicted Playing XI: Shubman Gill (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford/Prasidh Krishna (Impact Players), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh/Ravi Bishnoi (Impact Subs), Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (Captain and wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller/Will O’Rourke, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi

See Also: Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants (GT vs LSG): Match 64, IPL 2025, Match Preview

IPL 2025, Match 64: GT vs LSG Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Sai Sudharsan: GT opener Sai Sudharsan is currently holding the Orange Cap by scoring 617 runs in 12 innings with an average of 56.09 and a strike-rate of 156.99, including one century and five half-centuries. In the last game, while Titans chased the 200-run target without losing any wickets, Sudharsan scored 108 not out off 61 balls. 

Shubman Gill: GT captain Shubman Gill is in the second position in the list of most runs in the IPL 2025. The right-handed batter has scored 601 runs in 12 innings with an average of 60.10 and a strike rate of 155.69, including six half-centuries. He scored 40+ runs in the last five innings, including four half-centuries (90, 84, 76, 43, and 93*). 

Mitchell Marsh: Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh has performed strongly for LSG this season, as the right-handed batter is the second most run-scorer for his team with 443 runs in 11 innings (average 40.27 and strike rate 157.09). Marsh has recorded five half-centuries this IPL season, including 65 runs against SunRisers Hyderabad in their last game. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-Captain choices

Jos Buttler: GT's English star Jos Buttler has scored 500 runs in 12 innings this season with an average of 71.42 and a strike rate of 163.93, including five half-centuries. His last five innings' scores were 97*, 41*, 50*, 64, and 30 runs, respectively. 

Prasidh Krishna: GT pacer Prasidh Krishna is currently holding the Purple Cap with 21 wickets after 12 games, including one four-fer. He is a consistent wicket-taker this season. 

Nicholas Pooran: Caribbean cricketer Nicholas Pooran is one of the most important batters for LSG this season, as he is the leading run-scorer for the team with 455 runs in 12 innings with an average of 41.36 and a strike rate of 197.82, including four half-centuries. 

Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) will host the 62nd match of the IPL 2025, Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (CSK vs RR), which has been scheduled for Tuesday evening (May 20). It will be their second meeting this season, while Royals won by six runs in their previous IPL 2025 clash. Let's check the Dream11 top captains and vice-captains choices for the CSK vs RR IPL 2025 match. 

IPL 2025, Match 62: CSK vs RR Probable XIs

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI: Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel/Khaleel Ahmed (Impact Player Sub), Devon Conway, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, MS Dhoni (Captain and wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj

Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (Captain), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana/Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Madhwal, Tushar Deshpande

See Also: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (CSK vs RR): Match 62, IPL 2025, Match Preview

IPL 2025, Match 62: CSK vs RR Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Noor Ahmad: Afghan left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad is the second leading wicket-taker in the ongoing IPL season with 20 wickets in 12 matches, including two four-fer. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal: Rajasthan Royals' left-handed opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is the third leading run-scorer in the IPL 2025 with 523 runs in 13 games, with six half-centuries. In the last game, he scored 50 off 25 balls (nine fours and one six), including smashing 22 runs to Arshdeep Singh in the first over of the innings while chasing 220 runs. 

Ravindra Jadeja: In the IPL 2025, CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has scored 279 runs in 12 innings, including two half-centuries, and has also picked up eight wickets. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Riyan Parag: Riyan Parag is the second most run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 by recording 390 runs in 13 innings, including one half-century (95 vs Kolkata Knight Riders). In this season, his batting average is 35.45 and his batting strike rate is 168.10. 

Vaibhav Suryavanshi: The youngest IPL cricketer, the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, has impressed with his fiery batting performances. He has scored 195 runs in six innings with an average of 32.50 and a strike rate of 219.10, including the second-fastest IPL century. 

Matheesha Pathirana: Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana has taken 12 wickets in 10 games this season. He can be a better fast bowler with more experience. 

Shreyas Iyer, in unfortunate circumstances, injured the index finger of his hand while practising for the game against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur. During the match, Iyer did bat but not at his usual number. The right hand batter came further down, looked down and out, and didn't have the captain's armband too while his side took the field in the second innings. Instead, he was substituted, and Shashank Singh led the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in his absence. However, there has been no confirmation yet from any source, neither him nor the franchise, about his availability in the games ahead. With PBKS affirming their playoff spot last night, and yet having a couple of matches more to play in the league, they must be prepared for all the eventualities. 

The North Indian franchise's regular skipper became the first player in the history of the tournament to make three teams qualify for the playoffs as captain. He first accomplished this feat as the leader of the Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2019 and 2020. Moreover, in 2020, he took them to the finals, only to get beaten by the Mumbai Indians (MI). Second, he led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the title glory last year, and now this season with PBKS, he, as their captain, has made them qualify for the playoffs after 11 years, and the first time since 2014. PBKS, then known as Kings XI Punjab, had lost in the final to KKR. 

Different jerseys, same leadership DNA 🧬🫡

Will this be the season Shreyas Iyer takes PBKS all the way? 🤔#TATAIPL | @PunjabKingsIPL | @ShreyasIyer15 pic.twitter.com/poIirhscGM

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 19, 2025

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In a worst-case scenario, if PBKS are forced to explore captaincy options due to the possibility of Shreyas' unavailability, then there can be a few candidates for the prestigious role. A deeper look into that might help understand which players can lead the franchise. Add to it the magnitude of the upcoming games, and it would be a serious headache for the team management if it goes that route. 

Shashank Singh 

Having been made the stand-in skipper, in Iyer's absence, against RR, he seems to have the full trust of the head coach, Ricky Ponting, and his backroom staff. Although he was guided by Shreyas and the coach while defending their total, but if left alone, he will feel confident of leading the side in this extremely vital business stage of the tournament. When batting, lower down the order for the Kings, aiming to finish well, he plays maturely and responsibly, and this character might aid him if asked to don the captaincy hat. 

Prabhsimran Singh

Although he has never captained any team, in any format and on any level, now being the first-choice wicketkeeper of the team in Josh Inglis' absence, he can be thrown into the skipper duties. From behind the stumps, he has a bird's eye view of the game and sees the action unfold in front of him.  This game sense can help him while making all the bowling changes and setting the field accordingly. 

Arshdeep Singh

The leader of the bowling attack for the team, he is always seen giving his valuable inputs towards making things happen. He is progressive on the field and would relish if made the captain. Being already in the think tank, he will have an added advantage and would feel strategically confident enough to lead his side in case the regular skipper cannot. 

PBKS would hope that Shreyas Iyer recovers in time for their upcoming games and is deemed fit enough to not only lead but also contribute massively with the bat, as he is known for and has done positively for the team. Taking a player of his calibre out of any side would create a huge hole in their chances to progress and put a stake forward for winning the silverware.  

The skipper and talismanic batter of the Punjab Kings (PBKS), Shreyas Iyer found himself in a very precarious situation. Much to the scare of the team's fans, their leader suffered a nasty blow to the index finger of his hand during a practice session one day before the match. He was seen chatting to the head coach, Ricky Ponting, about it and looked in disbelief. He, however, didn't pull out, and as captains are, gritty and dogged, he went along with it. The ice pack and magic spray came to his rescue for the time being, and only he knew for how long. 

Iyer usually bats one down in the order, but came further down. He could be seen struggling with donning his gloves, and eventually came in the middle at the fall of the third wicket of his team. He faced difficulties in timing the ball and was more often than not in a tentative state while batting in his brief and slow innings of 30 runs in 25 balls. His injured finger made him bat unlike his intrinsic self, and it was a worrying sign for everyone in the dugout and all of Punjab's faithful. 

In the second innings, the explosive batter didn't take the field. He was instead substituted, and Shashank Singh, the finisher, was handed over the captaincy duties. The stand-in captain was helped by Ricky Ponting and Shreyas too from the dugout. Punjab, in the end, managed a victory by 10 runs, and a favourable result in the match, scheduled later in the day, confirmed their playoff spot. 

🚨 A BIG SALUTE TO SHREYAS IYER 🚨

- Shreyas Iyer injured his index finger while training yesterday, he was in pain but played the important game for Punjab Kings. [Sahil Malhotra from TOI] pic.twitter.com/YHbskGnIbH

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 18, 2025

Shreyas Iyer is giving regular inputs to the players from boundary rope 👌

- Injured but giving everything for his team. pic.twitter.com/XQjI7KhmBt

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 18, 2025

See Also: IPL 2025: Why was Shreyas Iyer substituted in match between RR vs PBKS?

Shreyas has been in impeccable form this season, both with the bat and while leading the team. His bowling and fielding changes have been immaculate, and that has fetched the team immense success this season. He is also their second-highest run scorer after Prabhsimran Singh, and his impactful knocks have dealt an irreplaceable punch to the opposition. In an unfortunate scenario, if his finger is unable to heal in time for the rest of the matches in the season, PBKS will have a tough time in his absence and might have to rope in strong replacements.

While Shreyas Iyer is by far an irreplaceable asset for the Punjab Kings, here's a look at a few players who can potentially fill in his shoes for the remainder of the season -

Sarfaraz Khan

India's relatively newer test entrant was unlucky to miss out in the auction. He went unsold at a base price of Rs 50 lakhs, while his brother Musheer bagged a deal with PBKS. He has not had great IPL returns over the years, but his recent exploits with the Indian test team might bring about a change in his attitude and produce the explosive best out of him, if recruited by the Punjab franchise. It is also the time to reward him for his stringent fitness regime that he has been on, off-season.

Anmolpreet Singh

Prabhsimran Singh's cousin went unsold in the auction at a base price of 30 lakhs. Just a few weeks after that, he smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, in 35 balls, and guided Punjab to a comprehensive victory over Arunachal Pradesh in a Vijay Hazare match. Previously, he has been a part of the Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, but without much impact and a low average. 

KS Bharat

Once in and out of the Indian test team, but still featuring in the World Test Championship final 2023, and now completely off the cards, Bharat can be a decent backup. Bharat, however, has not had many good moments in his IPL career and went unsold this time. His experience is a guarantee, and he has previously represented the Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, and Kolkata Knight Riders. If brought in, he can play an anchor as well as an explosive innings.