Kings XI Punjab - Team Introduction

Kings XI Punjab

Captain:	Yuvraj Singh
Coach:	Tom Moody
Owners:	Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur)
President:	TBA
C.E.O.:	Neil Maxwell
Brand Ambassador:	Daler Mehndi
Colors:	Light grey & red
Team Logo:	Light Grey Shield with two lion heads made with red and the team's name written in bold red font
Home Ground:	PCA Stadium, Mohali

Kings XI Punjab is a cricket team in the Indian Premier League, based in Mohali. Iconic batsman of Indian cricket team, Yuvaraj Singh, is the captain of Kings XI Punjab while Tom Moody, the former Australian all rounder is the coach.

The owner of Kings XI Punjab is a group which includes bollywood actress Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur).The group acquired the franchise rights for $76 millions.

The team colors are light grey and red while the logo is a light grey colored shield with two lion heads made in red and team's name written in bold red font. While famous Indian pop star Daler Mehndi is the brand ambassador, Neil Maxwell is the team's CEO.

Kings XI Punjab In 2008 IPL Season

Indian Premier League Teams

There are eight teams contesting in IPL Twenty20 tournament currently, owned by their respective IPL franchises distributed evenly throughout India. In January 2008, the eight IPL franchises were awarded to the highest bidders that involved big wigs of industries ranging from aviation to entertainment.

According to the latest rules framed, each IPL team is to be constituted meeting certain guidelines such as:

• Minimum squad strength- 16 players plus one physio and a coach
• Foreign players allowed in each squad - 10 (Maximum 4 in the playing XI)
• Minimum number of local players to be included in each team - 8
• Minimum number of players from the BCCI under-22 pool to be included in each team - 2