Player Retention Strategy for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022

Punjab Kings is franchisee in IPL who has lots of happenings and buzzes but failed to make significant achievement in IPL history. There are lots of changes in team, support staff but none of these changes make Punjab Kings successful.

In 2022, two new teams are added in Indian Premiere League and there will be mega auction. This year will be very crucial for Punjab Kings and there will be desperate efforts to pick good team. There is lot of speculation about KL Rahul ahead of retention window for IPL 2022. KL Rahul is most successful batsman for Punjab Kings but he did not make his team enter into playoffs. Cricket is team game and every match is different. Punjab Kings need match winners and team effort to make a mark in IPL.

It is good for Punjab Kings to look into building a team and trust in the core team. In IPL history, Punjab Kings is one of few teams who did not have core team. This is perfect time for them to make core team.

There will be big pool of players including International, Domestic, Uncapped. There is no ‘right to match’ during this year’s mega auction.

There should not be any retention by Punjab Kings this year. This will help them going with big purse during mega auction 2022. They can look forward to smart trading buys with less amount (<3 Cr INR) ahead of auction but should not focus on big amount buy. This will help them see available pool of players after all retention by other IPL Franchisees and they can understand focus of other franchisees during mega auction 2022 whether to target batsman, all-rounder, bowlers, wicket keeper. This will give Punjab Kings extra time to think about their own strategy for mega auction 2022.