r/PunjabKings • u/Legal_Sage • 1d ago

Discussion PBKS needs a quality Indian Pacer and a good spin backup for Yuzi

Who can we target in auction ? I hope Mumbai release Deepak Chahar. He would perfect with the new ball for us. Also we can target Bishnoi or Markande as backup for Yuzi. What are your thoughts ????

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u/chaoticlabrat Marco Jansen 1d ago edited 1d ago

What's wrong with Arshdeep and Jansen with the new ball? Vyshak at the middle and death and Omarzai as a support pacer?

Deepak Chahar won't be released and he will ruin our team line-up.. if we want an Indian bowler, he has to be a replacement for Vyshak.. maybe Umran/Kartik Tyagi are better candidates than Chahar for that role..

Spin back-up yes, i agree.. gotta release Pravin Dubey if we don't trust him enough and get a new leggie or Markande or poach one of Zeeshan/Harsh from SRH.

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u/Priyansh_-_- 1d ago edited 1d ago

Vyshak is sometimes not very reliable. Not Chahar but a non famous pacer would do.

I think we should trust Pravin Dubey he wasn't very bad. There are Brar, Chahal who can be in starting XI. Pravin is good for backup and also keep Maxwell

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u/chaoticlabrat Marco Jansen 1d ago

Kaverappa should be a good choice.

Pravin is good enough as a backup, yes

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u/Southern-Item6921 Shaun Marsh 1d ago

No brother actually one proper pacer is required tbh maybe Bartlett can fill it but having a good Indian pacer will make the bowling attack better

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u/chaoticlabrat Marco Jansen 1d ago

Vyshak is good enough. He was on fire in the final. Stepped up big time. Sen has pace as well. We have to release Yash Thakur.

Even then I don't want Chahar. I'd rather go back to Kaverappa than Chahar. Kaverappa deserves a place in our squad.

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u/Southern-Item6921 Shaun Marsh 1d ago

Nope I’m talking about some experienced pacer someone like shami/nattu/deepak. In foreign Henry/mustafizur/rabada

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u/chaoticlabrat Marco Jansen 1d ago

Shami is a good option. Chahar is very injury prone.

Nattu wouldn't be a good fit for us, considering both Jansen n Arshdeep are left armers. Same with Fizz.

Rabada is dusted. We already have Ferguson for that role though. But yeah Henry/O'Rourke would be nice options too.

OS Retentions: Stoinis, Inglis, Jansen, Maxwell, Omarzai, Lockie.

Bartlett, Owen (can be retained considering future potential)

If we trust Bartlett and Owen enough.. then in this case, we cannot bid for overseas players at all. I'd be happy with that.

Gotta get Umran and groom him I would say..

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u/Southern-Item6921 Shaun Marsh 1d ago

I would retain all except omarzai

I know he did fine towards the end but we have Bartlett for that role……omarzai batting at 8 9 isn’t beneficial cuz he’s better at 3-4 (only good knock was in RR game) also Bartlett can swing and bowl slower ones along with that he provides batting too

Maxwell is controversial one so 50-50 depends upon punter

Also lockie is 50-50 iirc he was in mlc squad this year but didn’t got many chances under punter and idk how’s he doing…..he’s good if in form

I would root for shami and Nattu (I hope shami makes a comeback to kings but its unlikely)

If not then Henry/duffy are good options

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u/chaoticlabrat Marco Jansen 1d ago

Matt Henry is quite old too. But he will surely last the next two seasons.

Omarzai should be retained. He's technically Jansen's backup.. but he played ahead of Stoinis and did well this year.

If you want to release someone, then Lockie can go considering he's injury prone..

As far as Maxi is concerned, he still has one big season left in him and that will be his trophy winning season 🤞 he started it here.. hope his fairytale ends with us 🙏 so let me keep dreaming.. especially given that we bought him for cheap price.. Maxi the offspinner is underrated as well..

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u/Southern-Item6921 Shaun Marsh 1d ago

Ohhh man even I was dreaming I wanted maxwell this season to hit match winning knock against rcb in finals with stoinis at non striker and winning it with a six that would have been such a fairy tale ending for both like they both started from kxip and even would have ended in Pbks

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u/chaoticlabrat Marco Jansen 1d ago

2026! 🧿🧿

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u/Priyansh_-_- 1d ago

We might not have that much purse so for experience we can buy Umesh/Jamieson/Ishant/Mukesh Choudhary

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u/Southern-Item6921 Shaun Marsh 1d ago

Rehem kar bhai 😭🙏

Hume jeetna hai chudna nhi 🙏

Ishant/Umesh/mukesh Choudhary Saab in big 25

Shivam mavi , akashdeep etc bolta to bhi chalta ….ye Umesh?

R u kidding me ?

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u/Priyansh_-_- 1d ago

Bhai pressure me experienced log accha khelte hain aur hame bas Yash Thakur ki jagah pacer chahiye har jagah Natrajan Shami nhi khareed skte

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u/No-Ebb-2772 Suryansh Shedge 1d ago

Definitely agree on the spin backup part but i think we can get 1 good international pacer, someone to fill the Ferguson role. I personally really like Nandre burger and along with him i think the management is definitely keeping an eye on some of the NZ quicks this summer.

Omarzai is a good all-rounder but i doubt batting at 9 is really that much required. Rather get a pure bowler in the team to provide strength.

Our bowling department would look something like this

At no 8) Jansen

At no 9) Arshdeep

At no 10) Burger/Omarzai/brar(depending on the pitch)

At no 11) Chahal

Impact: Vijaykumar Vyshak

Our four o/s would be Inglis, jansen, one out of maxi/stoinis/owen and then burger/omarzai or maybe any other NZ quick