IPL 2018 : 5 players that Kings XI Punjab should retain to win the title

5) Murali Vijay

In a team filled with big hitters and strikers, Murali Vijay provides the perfect element of class and stability to the power hitting of Maxwell and Miller.

With more than 2500 runs in 100 IPL appearances at a strike rate of 123, Vijay can be the solution to the top order problems for Punjab which have haunted them since the days of Virender Sehwag. He is also one of the few players to have scored 2 centuries in the IPL.

Once a T20 regular, he toiled hard to be inducted into the test side and the current scenario cannot be more adverse with him being a regular presence in the Test side and vying for his place in the Kings XI team.

Vijay didn't play in the 2017 edition, nursing a shoulder injury, and so will be looking to make a strong comeback this season.