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Kings XI Punjab

Sehwag feels this is the strongest KXIP have ever been

Squad

Yuvraj Singh, R Ashwin, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, David Miller, Mayank Agarwal, Mujeeb Zadran, Manzoor Dar, Marcus Stoinis, Pardeep Sahu, Manoj Tiwary, Andrew Tye, Akshdeep Nath, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Dwarshuis, Mayank Dagar, Axar Patel

Best XI

Lokesh Rahul, Aaron Finch, Karun Nair, Yuvraj Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Andrew Tye

Strengths

The side has some proven match winners at this level, such as Finch and Miller. Additionally, KL Rahul seems set to make a big statement this IPL and that would be a big plus for the Punjab Franchise.

Weaknesses

The team seems very lightweight in their bowling department and Andrew Tye is the only bowler they have who comes close to being of international standards. KXIP once again are relying heavily on some of the players like Miller and Axar Patel who have let them down in the past and underdelivered. Also strangely KXIP don't really have a wicketkeeper in their side will have to make do with KL Rahul's makeshift keeping. However, if he were to get injured during the IPL then they don't have a backup keeper.

Prediction: Virender Sehwag stressed that this is the best Kings XI Punjab squad for a long while but its hard to see where his optimism is coming from. Kings XI Punjab just don't have the quality to make any real impact in this IPL. Expect them to finish near the bottom of the table this season.