| Club: | Kings XI Punjab |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Coach: | Brad Hodge |
| Captain: | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Ground: | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| Comp1: | IPL |
| Comp1 Result: | 7th |
| Most Runs: | K. L. Rahul (659) |
| Most Wickets: | Andrew Tye (24) |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 season was the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab.The team finished in 7th position and could not qualify for the playoffs.
In December 2017, the franchise requested to move its home from Mohali to an alternative city. The Board of Cricket Control in India rejected the request after some members of the IPL Governing Council opposed the idea.[3]
On 13 March 2018, Kings XI Punjab unveiled their official jersey for the season while Kent RO Systems was announced as the chief sponsor of the team in a joint press conference.[4]
On 16 March 2018, the Punjab Cricket Association requested that the BCCI reschedule some of Kings XI Punjab's home matches as Chandigarh Airport was likely to remain shut from 12 May to 31 May due to maintenance work. The team was supposed to play four home matches at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali from 4 May to 14 May, whereas the earlier home matches in April were scheduled to be held at Indore.[5] On 20 March 2018, the franchise revealed their revised schedule, with Mohali hosting the first three home matches and Indore hosting the remaining four.[6]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||||
| 5 | Aaron Finch | 17 November 1986 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | ||||
| 10 | David Miller | 10 June 1989 | Left-handed | 2018 | Overseas | ||||
| 13 | 10 May 1993 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| 14 | 16 February 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| 45 | Manoj Tiwary | 14 November 1985 | Right-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 69 | Karun Nair | 6 December 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 333 | Chris Gayle | 21 September 1979 | Left-handed | 2018 | Overseas | ||||
| All-rounders | |||||||||
| 12 | Yuvraj Singh | 12 December 1981 | Left-handed | 2018 | |||||
| Marcus Stoinis | 16 August 1989 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||||
| Axar Patel | 20 January 1994 | Left-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| 35 | 21 August 1985 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| 62 | 11 November 1996 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| 21 | 1 November 1993 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||
| 1 | KL Rahul | 18 April 1992 | Right-handed | 2018 | Vice Captain | ||||
| Bowlers | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 December 1993 | Right-handed | 2018 | ||||||
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | 18 September 1988 | Right-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 23 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 17 September 1986 | Right-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 27 | 23 June 1994 | Left-handed | 2018 | Overseas | |||||
| 51 | Barinder Sran | 10 December 1992 | Left-handed | 2018 | |||||
| 68 | Andrew Tye | 12 December 1986 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | ||||
| 88 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 28 March 2001 | Right-handed | 2018 | Overseas | ||||
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