#4 Murali Vijay
Much like his Tamil Nadu mate, Indian Test opener Murali Vijay too has been ruled out of the IPL owing to a shoulder injury and will go under the knife during these months.
The opener played with a persistent shoulder injury right through the home season and to even the Bangalore test against Australia owing to the aforementioned injury,
His absence comes a big jolt for Kings XI Punjab as he was the man in form and could have been a glue at the top of the order. Also, he was freed from captaincy duties which could have liberated his game this season.
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