IPL 2020: Strengths and weaknesses of each franchise

#3 Kings XI Punjab

KXIP has put up an ominous batting lineup for IPL 2020

Strength: The biggest strength for Kings XI Punjab is its power-packed batting lineup. Skipper KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, and Sarfaraz Khan give them plenty of Indian and overseas options to play with.

On top of that, they have managed to get hold of all-round options that increase their batting depth and at the same time, can come-in to bowl a few overs. Maxwell, James Neesham, K. Gowtham, and Deepak Hooda make it to their all-rounders' list.

Weakness: What KXIP lacks is the class of spin-bowlers in their squad. They have Krishnappa Gowtham, Jagdeesha Suchith, Murugan Ashwin, and rookie Ravi Bishnoi to play with while playing foreign player Mujeeb Ur Rahman consistently might be difficult for them.

In addition to that, they only have Mohammed Shami as a bankable Indian seam-bowler and they might have to rely on Chris Jordan and Sheldon Cottrell to perform the job for them.