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#1 Ravichandran Ashwin
The most interesting and intriguing captaincy choice among all, Ravichandran Ashwin, the wily off-spinner, will be making his IPL captaincy debut with Kings XI Punjab. With one of the best cricketing brains and the ability to read and understand the game of cricket, Ashwin always had it in him to become a captain. Ashwin has had prior experience of leading his state Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy.
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“Having played international cricket for close to 10 years, I don’t think I will have an issue (handling the senior players). I am also one of them. It is a strong squad and I feel all the big names you have mentioned will play an integral role,” said the 31-year-old on facing certain challenges as a captain.
It would be compelling to see how the calm and composed Ravi Ashwin gels with the dynamic and swashbuckling Virender Sehwag and how the duo work in tandem to produce the results for Kings XI Punjab.
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