Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra said that the Punjab Kings (PBKS) have no player who should be retained for 18 crores ahead of the IPL 2025 auction as well. He also added that the franchise will no longer have an England-heavy overseas player. However, PBKS have never won the IPL title and reached the knockouts only two times as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra questioned, “New coach, new thinking, new approach. If they go with that, will they want to retain anyone? Do they have anyone worth 18 crores? They have uncapped players but does Punjab have any capped players worthy of 18 crores?”

“They spent a lot of money on Sam Curran and retained him but Trevor Bayliss was there at that time. They had kept many English players. Now since Ricky Ponting has come, all English players will be made to stand next to the door. I feel Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes will all go. I want to retain Arshdeep but I won’t retain him for 18 crores. I will let him go as I have the Right to Match card in any case. I will use it later, however much he might be sold for. I don’t think any Indian fast bowler will go for 18 crores at the mega auction unless he is Jasprit Bumrah, who won’t come to the auction,” he explained.

While saying that the Punjab Kings might want to retain Arshdeep Singh, Chopra said that using the Right To Match card for him would be better as well.

“I will try to retain Shashank. He is an uncapped Indian. You will get him for four crores. I can think about Prabhsimran Singh. He is also an uncapped Indian whom you will get for four crores. If I think about Ashutosh, you can retain only two uncapped players,” he concluded.