#3 Ravichandran Ashwin - Kings XI Punjab

Other spinners available in the squad - Mujeeb Zadran, Axar Patel, and Mayank Dagar.
Possible choice - Ravichandran Ashwin
Nicknamed the 'Rajni' of Indian cricket, the KXIP skipper Ravichandran Ashwin has tons of experience of bowling with the hard new ball. MS Dhoni's go-to-man in the powerplay, Ashwin has added a number of variations, like the carrom ball, quicker one and leg break to his arsenal.
He is a shrewd bowler and can accurately anticipate the batsman's moves. Ashwin does this either by reading the batsman's mind or by purposely delaying the release of the ball from his hand at the time of delivery. Being the captain of the side, there are high chances that he would shoulder this responsibility of bowling in the powerplay himself.
His T20I and IPL career stats -

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