Kings XI Punjab announce squad for IPL's second edition

Kings XI Punjab has announced its squad for the second edition of the Indian Premier League.

England batsman Ravi Bopara was bought by the Mohali team for three times his base at USD 450,000 and West Indian pacer Jerome Taylor for USD 150,000.

Kings XI now has six Australians, two Sri Lankans, an English player and a West Indian cricketer which makes its quota of 10 international players, a media release said.

International Players: Brett Lee (fast bowler), James Hopes (all rounder), Shaun Marsh (batsman), Luke Pomersbach (batsman), Simon Katich (batsman), Burt Cockley (fast bowler) -- all from Australia. Kumar Sangakkara (batsman/wicketkeeper), Mahela Jayawardena (batsman) – both from Sri Lanka. England's Ravi Bopara (all-rounder) and West Indies' Jereme Taylor (fast bowler).

Team India Players: Yuvraj Singh (batsman), Irfan Pathan (all rounder), Sreesanth (fast bowler), Ramesh Powar (off-spinner), VRV Singh (fast bowler) and Piyush Chawla (leg-spinner).

Indian Domestic Players: Karan Goel (batsman), Uday Kaul (batsman/wicketkeeper), Wilkin Mota (all rounder), Ajitesh Argal (medium pacer), Tanmay Srivastava (batsman), Sunny Sohal (batsman), Sahil Kukreja (batsman), Ryan Ninan (all rounder) and Yash Gandhi (batsman).