The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-sunrisers-hyderabad-ishan-kishan-speaks-about-his-captaincy-style-ahead-of-season-23622564" rel="nofollow">IPL 2026</a> is all set to kick off from March 28. So far, the schedule of only first 20 matches has been released due to state elections.
Ahead of the league, Australian star players Marcus Stoinis and Cooper Connolly have officially joined the Punjab Kings' (PBKS) squad in Mohali.
The duo arrived on Wednesday to link up with the squad as the tournament is just a few days shy from its commencement.
According to the release, the players were seen in high spirits when they were welcomed at the New International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. Their arrival has added a massive boost to the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-irfan-pathan-urges-arshdeep-singh-to-focus-on-paying-attention-to-statistics-with-new-ball-23622554" rel="nofollow">Punjab Kings</a>' lineup.
In the previous edition of the cash-rich league, PBKS ended up as the runners-up. They will now gear up to clash against Gujarat Titans (GT) on March 31.
Additionally, former Team India cricketer Irfan Pathan has urged star pacer <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ipl-2026-arshdeep-singh-set-to-become-first-player-to-achieve-this-feat-for-punjab-kings-110165/1" rel="nofollow">Arshdeep Singh</a> to focus on his statistics with the new ball for the upcoming season.
"Arshdeep, who was your highest wicket-taker, has been consistently taking wickets. One thing he will definitely need to focus on is how he bowls with the new ball. Because over the past year, or slightly less than a year, from what I have observed, he hasn't been bowling much inswing with the new ball. His statistics, compared to before and after the Asia Cup, have slightly declined in terms of new-ball bowling. He will need to pay attention to that, and also keep an eye on his economy rate," he said.
<h2>IPL 2026, Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans: Full Squads</h2>
Punjab Kings: Marcus Stoinis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shashank Singh, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Shreyas Iyer, Ben Dwarshuis, Vishnu Vinod (WK), Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Harpreet Brar, Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Cooper Conolly, Mitchell Owen, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Vishal Nishad.
Gujarat Titans: Ishant Sharma, Jos Buttler (WK), Jason Holder, Jayant Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Tewatia, Luke Wood, Shahrukh Khan, Glenn Phillips, Prasidh Krishna, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Sai Kishore, Shubman Gill (C), Tom Banton (WK), Yarra Raj, Anuj Rawat, Sai Sudharsan, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Arshad Khan, Nishant Sandhu, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma.
(With ANI Inputs)

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