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Kings will look to win their maiden IPL title

Under New Skipper George Bailey, The Team Topped The League Table But Suffered A Heart-break In Finals In The Hands Of KKR.

By : Pankaj Samantray | Updated on: 06 Apr 2015, 05:24:58 PM

New Delhi:

Kings XI Punjab- After disastrous three consecutive years, the team was revamped in 2014. Under new skipper George Bailey, the team topped the league table but suffered a heart-break in finals in the hands of KKR. The team was unable to seal their maiden title.

The team heavily depend on Virender Sehwag, Shaun Marsh, George Bailey upfront to score briskly. The team has big hitters like Glenn Maxwell, Thisara Perera, Wriddhiman Saha, and David Miller to take care of the latter part.

Ashes series hero Mitchell Johnson will lead the bowling attack alongside Sandeep Sharma and Parvinder Awana. Meanwhile, young Axar Patel will look to content opposition in middle overs.   

Kings spend a whopping Rs 3 crore to sign Murali Vijay. They have also got Nikhil Naik and Yogesh Golwalkar to bolster their squad.

Maxwell, Mitchell Johnson in sublime form the team can eye maiden title this year. 

Squad: Axar Patel, Anureet Singh, Beuran Hendricks, David Miller, George Bailey(c), Glenn Maxwell, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Karanveer Singh, Manan Vora, Mitchell Johnson, Parvinder Awana, Rishi Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Shaun Marsh, Shivam Sharma, Thisara Perera, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Murali Vijay, Nikhil Naik, Yogesh Golwalkar

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First Published : 06 Apr 2015, 05:03:00 PM

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