All ten teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have announced their player retention list on the last day of October. Many big names have been retained by teams expectedly. On the other hand, many star players will be looking for a new team for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Punjab Kings (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab) have released a batter who scored a century for them in IPL 2024.
Will Punjab Kings again bid for him?
Punjab Kings has retained only two players before the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. It is clear that the Punjab Kings will go all out during the auction day. But will they again bid for the batter who scored a century for them? So far, chances are fading away.
The batter is from England
Punjab Kings had a well-known batter who scored a hundred in the IPL 2024 season. The Punjab base franchise did not feel any importance to retain him. Jonny Bairstow will be looking for a new team in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. The England batter is participating in the IPL from the 2019 season. He played 5 IPL seasons so far and scored 2 centuries in his entire IPL career, along with nine 50s. Bairstow has played a total of fifty matches in his IPL career with an average of 34.54 and a total of 1100 runs.
Jonny Bairstow’s IPL career
Jonny Bairstow has started his IPL career with a bang. First season, first IPL century. Ha batted ten matches in IPL 2019 with an average of 55.62. In five IPL seasons, he gathered 34.54 runs on average.
Bairstow will undoubtedly go to the auction, but there is very little chance that any team will show interest in him. The reason for this is their form. His batting average was 23 in 11 matches in IPL 2022 compared to 29.80 in 2024. This average is very ordinary for an opener, which is why he was not retained, and that is why no team can buy him in the auction.