Kings XI Punjab IPL 2016: Predicted XI

David Miller Kings XI Punjab IPL 2016 cover
David Miller would lead the Kings XI side this IPL

8. Axar Patel

Axar Patel Kings XI Punjab IPL 2016
Axar Patel's run-squeezing abilities often fetch him wickets during the middle overs

Axar Patel, over the past couple of years, has matured as a spinner, and although he didn’t find himself in the Indian T20 squad for the World T20, his skills as a slow bowler when it comes to applying pressure on the opposition has been seen by everyone.

30 wickets from 31 IPL games at an average of 26.56 and an economy rate of 7.07 shows that Patel has as good with picking up wickets as he is with controlling the flow of runs through his wicket-to-wicket bowling.

He has also scored 268 runs in these games at 17.86 and a strike-rate of 114.52, which means, that he is a batsman good enough to hit a quick 15-20-run-knock lower down the order.

The 22-year-old also has 28 wickets from 22 ODIs that he has played for India at 28.82 and a decent economy rate of 4.73.

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