| Punjab: Team Profile by Sajib Khan,739599 days ago |
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Right from the inception of the Indian T20 League, Punjab, have flown under the radar. Punjab are a team, who do not believe in solo prayers, they pray in unison. They prefer to perform in an ensemble and they have often punched above their weights, akin to New Zealand in the international circuit. With some marquee players added to the roster for the upcoming season, Kings XI now claim a much stronger outlook.
Strengths: Well-round batting, Mitchell Johnson
Punjab's batting carries a heady mix of solidity and firepower. Manan Vohra and David Miller were retained by the think tank ahead of the auction.
Strikers and finishers are of immense value, more so in the modern age. Great golfers are those who play the eighteenth as well as the previous 17. A boxer may dominate the bout but needs that killer finishing punch to seal it. 'Killer Miller' lends that finishing punch. After missing Punjab's first three games of the previous edition, the South African southpaw, came to the party in style with an undefeated 41-ball-80 versus Pune. His full range though was on display against Bangalore during his 38-ball ton in Chandigarh, where anything in his his arc disappeared out of the park.
Glenn Maxwell, another clean hitter of the ball, will be a crucial cog in the Punjab machinery. Articulate and astute, George Bailey will take over as Captain following the departure of Adam Gilchrist. A busy batsman at the crease, the Aussie ace, is also adept at shifting gears depending upon the situation. Meanwhile, Thisara Perera's heists lower down the order are well documented. The local batting contingent of Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh and Gurkeerat Singh, offer solidarity, complementing the firepower of their more illustrious compatriots.
Mitchell's Johnson's speedy recovery from a toe infection augurs well for the side, for he is the leader of the attack.
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