IPL 2017: 5 areas Kings XI Punjab should work on to remain in contention for the play-offs

#3 Consistency in the pace department

Sharma has been the pick of the bowlers for Punjab

Sandeep Sharma has delivered some memorable spells in this year’s IPL but he depends on the conditions and availability of swing to thrive. With the new ball, he is absolutely fantastic but the same cannot be said about his death bowling.

Punjab have shown immense confidence in Mohit Sharma but by just picking nine wickets in 11 innings, he has failed to create any substantial impact. His economy rate of 8.57 is also on the higher side. On the other hand, Varun Aaron’s pace has in fact backfired while Thangarasu Natarajan hasn’t been able to meet the challenges of playing at this level.

Bowling has always remained a weak link for Punjab and their solution for this was to increase their batting might. But as they face some capable batting line-ups in their upcoming games, Punjab have to make sure that their pace bowlers bring in some consistency to their line and length.