IPL 2021: Ranking all 8 teams based on their all-rounders

7. Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings struggled quite a bit last season, and a major reason behind that was the poor form exhibited by their all-rounders. They weren’t able to utilize James Neesham properly and even Krishnappa Gowtham was given just two games to prove himself. Their other all-rounders like Deepak Hooda and Chris Jordan aren’t proper all-rounders, and their contributions in their secondary departments are quite “hit or miss.”

They bought more complete all-rounders this time around as the likes of Moises Henriques and Fabian Allen can contribute in both aspects of the game. However, whether they will be first-choice players or not remains to be seen and it will depend on the type of combination they want. However, in any given combination, only one of them will be able to make the team.

Jalaj Saxena has been quite an effective all-rounder in the domestic circuit for a long time, but he is unlikely to have the same kind of impact in the IPL. They have retained Hooda and Jordan, while also buying Shahrukh Khan. Overall, their all-rounder’s department isn’t quite strong and their 2 best all-rounders are likely to start on the bench.