5 players KXIP can target to fill their overseas slots in IPL 2021 auction

3. Moeen Ali

The concept of mystery spinners has been in the air since the shortest format of the game was introduced in the cricketing world. Amongst the mystery spinners, Sunil Narine and Rashid Khan made a name for themselves thanks to their stellar performance in the Indian Premier League over the years. Well, Afghanistan cricket has been growing and is rising through the ranks and one of the major contributors to this pump in the growth of talent from a war-torn country is Mujeeb ur Rahman. 

Mujeeb was drafted into the Kings XI Punjab squad during the 2018 season of the IPL. That year, he had a brilliant season as he took 14 wickets with an economy rate of only 6.99. However, he could not maintain his reputation as a mystery spinner. In 2019 and 2020, Mujeeb had an economy rate of 10.05 and 10.37 respectively. This shows that he was not properly used by the franchise. 

This year, the management has decided to release Mujeeb from their squad. This has created a void in their team. Well, if we have a look at the cricketers present all-around, Moeen Ali is the best name available. Moeen has played in 19 IPL matches and has a tremendous strike rate of 158.46. Talking about his bowling, he has an economy rate of 7.14. Well, it looks like the RCB management has made a mistake of letting him go and KXIP can cash in their money on this veteran!