IPL 2025: Ponting To Recall Brook? 3 Overseas Players Whom PBKS Will Target In Mega Auction

Punjab Kings will be looking for a new captain. [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/X]Punjab Kings will be looking for a new captain. [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/X]

Only team to retain just two players ahead of Indian Premier League 2025 auction, Punjab Kings are also the only team to have not retained a single capped player. A purse of INR 1,10,50,000, highest among all 10 franchises, will aid them in their attempt to build a team from scratch yet again.

To cut a long story short, with the money that they have, Punjab should be eying most high-profile names in order to build a formidable squad. With them almost certain of using their four remaining RTM cards, this piece won’t talk about cricketers who had represented Kings last season.


One of the three teams to have not retained any overseas player, Kings are guaranteed to have a field day tomorrow. Below mentioned are three overseas names which PBKS could buy during IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah:

Harry Brook (Base Price – INR 2 crore)

Why will PBKS target Harry Brook?

A 25-year-old all-format cricketer primarily known for hard-hitting competence.

Having already led England in five ODIs, Brook is an ideal long-term prospect capable of leading the franchise both from the word go or in the future.

Ricky Ponting, PBKS head coach, had used terms such as “most talented international cricketer” and “No. 1 priority” after buying Brook in the same capacity for Delhi Capitals during the last auction.

Wanindu Hasaranga (Base Price – INR 2 crore)

Why will PBKS target Wanindu Hasaranga?

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who features twice in this rare feat, can work wonders for Punjab due to his all-round offerings.

Fourth-highest T20I wicket-taker in 2024, Hasaranga’s economy rate of 7.05 is the best among Top 10 highest wicket-takers from Test Playing nations this year.

In addition to being the second-highest T20 wicket-taker in 2024, the right-handed batter has also scored two half-centuries at a strike rate of 152.19.

Sediqullah Atal (Base Price – INR 75 lakh)

Why will PBKS target Sediqullah Atal?

In all honesty, many more renowned opening batters than Sediqullah Atal will be under the hammer in the next two days.

What separates Atal from them is his form (1,154 runs at an average of 54.95 and a strike rate of 141.07) this year.

While five batters have scored more T20 half-centuries than Atal’s 12 in 2024, no one comes close when it comes to him crossing the 50-run mark in almost every second innings.

For a franchise looking to blow away the cobwebs, investing in a comparatively unknown 23-year-old player should prove propitious.