IPL 2018: 4 captaincy candidates for Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab is one team that has got the tag of being consistently inconsistent. Apart from reaching the finals in 2014 and the semifinals in 2008, they have had a premature exit in all other seasons of the IPL in the league stage itself. Despite having good players and potential match winners, KXIP have not been able to do justice to their ability.
The major reason for their repeated failures is that they have fiddled far too much with their core group. They remain the only team to change their captain every season. 2018 would be no exception for KXIP as they are looking for a new skipper this year as well.
Here are 4 players who can be KXIP's choice for captaincy in IPL 2018.
#4 Yuvraj Singh
If Kings XI decide to nominate Yuvraj as their Captain, one circle of life will be completed. Yuvi was Punjab's Captain in the inaugural season of the IPL. In 2018, the league has completed its first round and has stepped into the second.
However, the chances of Yuvi getting the captaincy remain dim. The southpaw has not been able to live up to expectations in the IPL. Even after the first season in 2008, he was removed as Punjab's captain. The player being in the fag end of his career, it is highly unlikely that KXIP will take this gamble.