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Ricky Ponting confirms PBKS released Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell for IPL 2026 due to availability and form issues.<\/h2>\n
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Shreyas Iyer is PBKS captain and Ricky Ponting is the head coach of Mohali-based franchise. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Punjab Kings (PBKS) head coach Ricky Ponting said that he would have \u2018loved\u2019 to retain Josh Inglis, but it wasn\u2019t possible because the wicketkeeper-batter won\u2019t be available for \u2018the majority\u2019 of the IPL 2026 season.<\/p>\n

It came as a huge surprise when Inglis\u2019 name was missing from PBKS\u2019 retention list. He played 11 matches for the team last season \u2014 his first in the league \u2014 scoring 278 runs at an average of 30.89 and a strike-rate of 162.57. In a short period, he proved to be an excellent asset for Indian conditions, with his ability to bat across multiple positions, effortlessly clear the boundaries, and maneuver spinners.<\/p>\n

\u201cJosh Inglis is another one who played some great knocks for us in the back half of the tournament,” Ponting said on Star Sports after PBKS confirmed their retentions for the IPL 2026 season. \u201cHe missed a few games through the course of the season due to various reasons. He has also made me aware this year that he wasn\u2019t going to be available for the majority of the tournament. So for that reason, I found it pretty much impossible to be able to be able to retain him,” the head coach said.<\/p>\n

PBKS also released Glenn Maxwell, who is much more established in Australia and the IPL but struggled in his return to Punjab last year, managing only 48 runs in six innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove Glenn and what he brings to the game. Unfortunately, last year we weren\u2019t able to get the best out of him,” Ponting told Star Sports. \u201cLooking ahead to this season, we didn\u2019t feel he would be part of our starting team, so we decided to release him,” he added.<\/p>\n

The team also released Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen and Praveen Dubey.<\/p>\n

PBKS full squad ahead of IPL 2026 auction:\u00a0<\/strong>Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Shashank Singh, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Musheer Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmahtullah Omarzai, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Arshdeep Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar.<\/p>\n

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