Pune Warriors India represents the city of Pune in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was one of two new franchises added to the IPL for the 2011 season. On 21 March 2010, Sahara Adventure Sports Limited made the winning bid of $370 million for the Pune franchise. The bid is the highest bid by any company in the history of IPL. Yuvraj Singh is the captain of the team while former India cricketer Praveen Amre is the head coach. Former South African pacer Allan Donald is the bowling coach of the team. The team's home ground is the newly-constructed Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. The team consists of T20 Specialists namely Ross Taylor, Marlon Samuels, Angelo Mathews and Luke Wright.
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