IPL Auction 2017: 5 players Kings XI Punjab should look to buy

#1 Trent Boult

Boult can swing the ball early on in the innings and would be a handy player to have in the side

Kings XI need as many good fast bowlers as they can get in this auction. They are in dire need of quick men having disposed of Mitchell Johnson, Kyle Abbott and Rishi Dhawan. Sandeep Sharma, Anureet Singh, Mohit Sharma and Shardul Thakur are their only retained seamers.

All of the retained men are Indians and they could do with a real star bowler like Trent Boult. A fine opening bowler, Boult recently registered the second best figures by a Kiwi bowler in T20s with his spell of 4-0-8-2 against the Proteas at Eden Park.

The quicker pitches in Punjab would mean that Boult has familiar conditions at his disposal. An out and out swing bowler, his opening burst could seal the game for Kings XI Punjab. Sandeep Sharma was excellent for the franchise last year on such wickets and combined with Boult, Punjab have an explosive opening combination on the bowling front.