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Kings XI Punjab go for identify change, to be known as Punjab Kings from IPL 2021

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Kings XI Punjab might be known as Punjab Kings from the upcoming version of the Indian Premier League, the franchise having opted for a change in identify after giving it a protracted thought.
KXIP is without doubt one of the eight franchise groups to have competed within the final version of the T20 league within the UAE.

“The team was planning to change the name for a long time and thought it should be done before this IPL. So it is not a sudden decision,” a BCCI supply advised PTI on Monday.

The franchise, collectively owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and Karan Paul, have didn’t win an IPL title because the occasion’s inaugural version in 2008.
In the match’s 13-year historical past, they had been runners-up as soon as and achieved a third-place end on one other event.
The subsequent IPL is ready to start out within the second week of April, with the public sale slated for Thursday.