IPL 2020: Areas of improvement for all 8 franchises

8. Kings XI Punjab:

Squad- KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Krishnappa Gowtham, Harpreet Brar, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Jimmy Neesham, Nicholas Pooran, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Simran Singh, Jagdeesha Suchith, Tajinder Singh, Hardus Viljoen

KL Rahul is an inexperienced captain, so he might struggle in using the bowlers he has at his disposal effectively in the IPL. Over the past few seasons, they have often faded midway through the tournament, which shows that the players lack consistency. They also lack reliable backups for their core players, and injuries might lead them to more troubles.

KXIP lack experience in their spin-bowling department. They let go of the experienced Ashwin who led from the front. Mujeeb ur Rahman and M Ashwin will have to take care of the spin department now. Mujeeb might also struggle to warrant a place in the playing XI owing the 4 foreign player policy.

Their pace attack isn’t very impressive as well. They are most likely going to start with Shami, Cottrell and the inexperienced Ishan Porel. While Shami is a deadly bowler and has international experience, he can prove to be expensive in this format. The pitches in UAE might not suit the pacers as well.

~Written by Shayan Khan