IPL 2019: 3 players who can win KXIP their maiden trophy

Kings XI Punjab has not won a single IPL trophy so far. They will look to finally break the deadlock and win IPL 2019. It is going to be a very difficult task as they look to beat some teams like Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings that have already won the title several times and have a star-studded squad at their disposal this time too.

Punjab retained some of their key players like KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Karun Nair and some others before heading in the auction. They also traded Mandeep Singh from Royal Challengers Banglore.

They bought the likes of Sam Curran, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Nicolas Pooran, Moises Henriques and some others in the auction.

They have a balanced squad but would require these 3 stars to definitely perform at their best if they want to get anywhere close to their first title.

#1 KL Rahul

KL Rahul has been one of the most inconsistent performers in the Australian tour so far. But we can't deny the fact that when it comes to limited overs cricket, he is one of the batsmen not many bowlers in the world would want to face. His records and stats surely back his talent and explosiveness in limited overs game.

Last season, he scored a massive 659 runs total in 14 innings as Kings XI Punjab failed to qualify for the playoffs. He scored these runs at an average of 54.92 and his strike rate was 158.41 which was surprisingly the highest among all his teammates given that he was opening the innings with Chris Gayle.

If he can catch his last season form and score runs quickly as he usually does in the limited overs format, Kings XI Punjab will surely have a chance of winning their first IPL title.