IPL: 5 Players who once played for Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab has been one of the most loved franchises in the Indian Premier League. Largely owned by the Bollywood diva Preity Zinta and the Ness Wadia of Bombay Dyeing. The team has probably been one of the mid-table teams. They have not achieved much over the years with the most highest of their achievements being the runners up of the 2014 edition of this cash-rich Indian league.

The Mohali-based franchise has since finished last for two successive seasons having lost some senior players and not having a purse big enough to replace them, they have struggled a bit. However, they have fielded some amazing talents over the years. Some of them who went on to make it big for other teams while some have just faded away in the lanes of our memory.

Here are five players who once played for the Kings XI Punjab:

1. Simon Katich

Simon Katich, a rare kind of technician of the game once tried his hand in the Indian Premier League. This Australian left-handed batsman was a character on the field and had his own way of batting. He played eleven matches in all of his IPL career.

All of those matches have been played for this Punjab-based franchise. He has a decent record, scoring 2 half centuries with a high score of 75. Katich was one of the senior members of the team and played a role of mentor as well.

He scored 241 runs of the Kings XI Punjab at a strike rate of 129. He later went on to become the assistant coach of Kolkata Knight Riders.