Current Squad
Yuvraj Singh 26 India Batsman Icon Player
Mahela Jayawardene 30 Sri Lanka Batsman US$ 475,000
Kumar Sangakkara 30 Sri Lanka Batsman / WK US$ 850,000
Brett Lee 31 Australia Bowler US$ 900,000
Irfan Pathan 23 India Bowler US$ 925,000
Sreesanth 25 India Bowler US$ 625,000
Piyush Chawla 19 India  US$ 400,000
Ramesh Powar 29 India  US$ 170,000
Ramnaresh Sarwan 27 West Indies Batsman US$ 225,000
Simon Katich 32 Australia Batsman US$ 200,000
VRV Singh 23 India  None
Uday Kaul 20 India Batsman / WK None
Karan Goel 21 India  None

Harbhajan suspended after 'slap'

Team Profile
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.

A blend of youth and experience, Kings XI Punjab is the youngest team with a core group of all-rounders. With eight proven international and eighteen domestic players, the team boasts of experience, leadership and talent.

Positioning itself as a people-driven and community-led team, Kings XI Punjab will create and promote community-centric activities like the Golden Ticket initiative, Scholarship.

Franchise History
The owners of the franchise 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.

Players
India middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh is the designated icon player for the franchise and 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.

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 the franchise 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 franchise and 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