<p>Kings XI Punjab will be called Punjab Kings from the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, the franchise having opted for a change in name after giving it a long thought.</p>.<div><p>KXIP is one of the eight franchise teams to have competed in the last edition of the T20 league in the UAE.</p><p>"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 source told PTI on Monday.</p><p>The franchise, jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and Karan Paul, have failed to win an IPL title since the event's inaugural edition in 2008.</p><p>In the tournament's 13-year history, they were runners-up once and achieved a third-place finish on another occasion.</p><p>The next IPL is set to start in the second week of April, with the auction slated for Thursday</p></div>
<p>Kings XI Punjab will be called Punjab Kings from the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, the franchise having opted for a change in name after giving it a long thought.</p>.<div><p>KXIP is one of the eight franchise teams to have competed in the last edition of the T20 league in the UAE.</p><p>"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 source told PTI on Monday.</p><p>The franchise, jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and Karan Paul, have failed to win an IPL title since the event's inaugural edition in 2008.</p><p>In the tournament's 13-year history, they were runners-up once and achieved a third-place finish on another occasion.</p><p>The next IPL is set to start in the second week of April, with the auction slated for Thursday</p></div>