India, April 30 -- Punjab Kings spent only INR 9.5 crore, retaining two players, both uncapped Indians, for the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). They could have retained high-profile international players, including Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone. But the franchise, looking to start with a clean slate under new head coach Ricky Ponting, instead resigned Shashank Singh, who was first on the list, retained for INR 5.5 crore, after showing his potential as a finisher last season. The other was a player who has mostly flown under the radar yet has been backed through the years in the franchise for his potential. First, it was Anil Kumble in 2022, now ...