Kings XI Punjab reloaded for Season 2 of the IPL

Kings XI Punjab on Friday (February 6) has bought England all-rounder Ravi Bopara and the West Indian pace spearhead, Jerome Taylor. In addition they have also strengthened their team with another fast bowler from Australia - Burt Cockley.

In addition, Kings XI Punjab will continue its partnership with Australian south Paw-Shaun Marsh and Indian domestic players Tanmay Srivastava and Ajitesh Argal who shone for the team in 2008.

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Commenting on the strategic team additions, the promoters - Industrialists Mohit Burman, Karan Paul, Ness Wadia and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta shared, “We are here to win the 2009 league! We have the world’s best players in our team which is extremely well balanced and further strengthened today. There is an aura of confidence internally which is exhilarating. We promise our fans and IPL enthusiasts some exciting cricket head”

Ravi Bopara and Jerome Taylor have proved themselves to be extremely valuable cricketers on the international stage. Burt Cockley, the young Australian spearhead has churned out some impressive numbers while leading the attack for the New South Wales Blues in the Australian Domestic league.

Solid in every department of the game, the Kings XI Punjab are now the team to be feared. Leading the way is swash buckling Indian all rounder and captain Yuvraj Singh. The batting line-up boasts of stars such as Shaun Marsh, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Jerome Taylor the right arm fast bowler from West Indies will add to the solid bowling attack led by Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan and Sreesanth.

Kings XI Punjab and West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan also amicably agreed to voluntarily terminate their contract together for the 2009 and 2010 IPL seasons.

About Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab is part of the eight competing teams promoted by the DLF Indian Premier League. It is held and promoted by a consortium which includes, Industrialists Mohit Burman, Karan Paul, Ness Wadia and leading Indian actor Preity Zinta. The team is led by Yuvraj Singh, who is also the icon player & captain. At the helm is Coach Tom Moody. Kings XI Punjab is the youngest team in the League with the average age of the players being just 24.6 years.

The team includes:

International Players: Brett Lee Fast Bowler
James Hopes All rounder
Shaun Marsh Batsman
Luke Pomersbach Batsman
Simon Katich Batsman
Kumar Sangakkara Batsman/WK
Mahela Jayawardene Batsman
Burt Cockley Fast Bowler
Ravi Bopra Batting All rounder
Jereme Taylor Fast Bowler
Team India Players
Yuvraj Singh Batsman
Irfan Pathan All Rounder
Sreesanth Fast Bowler
R.Powar Off Spinner
V.R.V Singh Fast Bowler
P. Chawla Leg Spin Bowler
Indian Domestic Players: Karan Goel Batsman
Uday Kaul Batsman/WK
Wilkin Mota All Rounder
Ajitesh Argal Medium Pace
Tanmay Srivastava Batsman
Sunny Sohal Batsman
Sahil Kukreja Batsman
Ryan Ninan Off-Spinning All Rounder
Yash Gandhi Batsman