The underachievers of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kings XI Punjab &#8211; KXIP have never won an IPL trophy despite having a stellar side every year. They had assembled one of the best squads last year with the likes of KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Ravi Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Nicholas Pooran and Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the team. However, they finished at the sixth position with just 6 wins in 14 matches.

This below-par performance forced the team owners to change their coaching staff as they ended their association with Mike Hesson and brought the former Indian head coach, Anil Kumble in their coaching personnel. Kumble will be the head coach of KXIP in IPL 2020 and since the coaches play a major role in the auction room, expect the Mohali-based franchise to target a selected bunch of players on Anil Kumble’s advice.

Here are the 3 players that KXIP may target in the IPL 2020 Auction on the instructions of their head coach

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-296462" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Zahir-Khan.jpg" alt="Zahir Khan IPL 2020" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-296462" class="wp-caption-text">Zahir Khan. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer-IDI/IDI via Getty Images )</figcaption>

Anil Kumble is someone who loves to have left-arm chinaman bowlers in his team. The fans had witnessed the rise of Kuldeep Yadav in international cricket when Kumble was the head coach of the Indian side hence, expect the former Indian Test captain to bring a left-arm unorthodox bowler in KXIP’s squad.

Talking about the chinaman bowlers, Afghanistan’s 20-year-old Zahir Khan will be the first name on Kumble’s list as the Afghan player has a fantastic record in T20s. He is yet to make his T20I debut for Afghanistan but, in the 40 T20 games that he has played, Zahir has scalped 51 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.09.

Khan has a bowling strike rate of 17.0 in T20 cricket which shows that he takes wickets at regular intervals. Besides, he was even picked up by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Auction before an untimely injury ruled him out of the competition.  Zahir’s inclusion would definitely bolster the spin bowling attack of Punjab.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-368757" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Praveen-Dubey.jpg" alt="Praveen Dubey" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368757" class="wp-caption-text">Praveen Dubey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The leg-break bowler from Uttar Pradesh, Praveen Dubey had made a name for himself while playing in the Karnataka Premier League. Since Anil Kumble has a deep connection with the Karnataka state, one can assume that he will look to go after the stars of KPL.

Dubey had been a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore but, he had gone unsold in the IPL 2019 auction despite having a base price of 20 lakhs INR. The 26-year-old leg-spinner has played 6 T20 matches in his career where he has taken 10 wickets and conceded runs at a miserly economy rate of 6.64.

He can even contribute some runs in the batting department as he had scored 237 runs for the Hubli Tigers in KPL 2019. The leggie’s best figures of 4/19 indicate the talent possessed by him and Kumble will try to unearth his talent by picking him up in the approaching IPL auction.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-368756" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Aditya-Somanna.jpg" alt="Aditya Somanna" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368756" class="wp-caption-text">Aditya Somanna. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Aditya Somanna is another emerging star from the KPL franchise, Hubli Tigers who had grabbed the limelight with his all-round brilliance in the previous season. The 23-year-old from Mysore had single-handedly won the final for his franchise with figures of 3/24 and a handy knock of 47 runs.

Kings XI Punjab desperately needs a good Indian all-rounder since Mandeep Singh is not a proper all-rounder while the other 3 Indian all-rounders of the team–Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande and Agnivesh Ayachi have little experience of playing T20 cricket.

Kumble will surely advise KXIP to target Somanna in the auction so that their squad can get a proper balance. As he is still 23 years old, Aditya can prove to be a long-term resource for the Mohali-based franchise.

<p>The underachievers of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kings XI Punjab – KXIP have never won an IPL trophy despite having a stellar side every year. They had assembled one of the best squads last year with the likes of KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Ravi Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Nicholas Pooran and Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the team. However, they finished at the sixth position with just 6 wins in 14 matches.</p>
<p>This below-par performance forced the team owners to change their coaching staff as they ended their association with Mike Hesson and brought the former Indian head coach, Anil Kumble in their coaching personnel. Kumble will be the head coach of KXIP in IPL 2020 and since the coaches play a major role in the auction room, expect the Mohali-based franchise to target a selected bunch of players on Anil Kumble’s advice.</p>
<h3>Here are the 3 players that KXIP may target in the IPL 2020 Auction on the instructions of their head coach</h3>
<h3>1. Zahir Khan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_296462" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-296462" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-296462" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Zahir-Khan.jpg" alt="Zahir Khan IPL 2020" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-296462" class="wp-caption-text">Zahir Khan. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer-IDI/IDI via Getty Images )</figcaption></figure>
<p>Anil Kumble is someone who loves to have left-arm chinaman bowlers in his team. The fans had witnessed the rise of Kuldeep Yadav in international cricket when Kumble was the head coach of the Indian side hence, expect the former Indian Test captain to bring a left-arm unorthodox bowler in KXIP’s squad.</p>
<p>Talking about the chinaman bowlers, Afghanistan’s 20-year-old Zahir Khan will be the first name on Kumble’s list as the Afghan player has a fantastic record in T20s. He is yet to make his T20I debut for Afghanistan but, in the 40 T20 games that he has played, Zahir has scalped 51 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.09.</p>
<p>Khan has a bowling strike rate of 17.0 in T20 cricket which shows that he takes wickets at regular intervals. Besides, he was even picked up by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Auction before an untimely injury ruled him out of the competition. &nbsp;Zahir’s inclusion would definitely bolster the spin bowling attack of Punjab.</p>
<h3>2. Praveen Dubey</h3>
<figure id="attachment_368757" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368757" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-368757" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Praveen-Dubey.jpg" alt="Praveen Dubey" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368757" class="wp-caption-text">Praveen Dubey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The leg-break bowler from Uttar Pradesh, Praveen Dubey had made a name for himself while playing in the Karnataka Premier League. Since Anil Kumble has a deep connection with the Karnataka state, one can assume that he will look to go after the stars of KPL.</p>
<p>Dubey had been a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore but, he had gone unsold in the IPL 2019 auction despite having a base price of 20 lakhs INR. The 26-year-old leg-spinner has played 6 T20 matches in his career where he has taken 10 wickets and conceded runs at a miserly economy rate of 6.64.</p>
<p>He can even contribute some runs in the batting department as he had scored 237 runs for the Hubli Tigers in KPL 2019. The leggie’s best figures of 4/19 indicate the talent possessed by him and Kumble will try to unearth his talent by picking him up in the approaching IPL auction.</p>
<h3>3. Aditya Somanna</h3>
<figure id="attachment_368756" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368756" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-368756" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Aditya-Somanna.jpg" alt="Aditya Somanna" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368756" class="wp-caption-text">Aditya Somanna. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Aditya Somanna is another emerging star from the KPL franchise, Hubli Tigers who had grabbed the limelight with his all-round brilliance in the previous season. The 23-year-old from Mysore had single-handedly won the final for his franchise with figures of 3/24 and a handy knock of 47 runs.</p>
<p>Kings XI Punjab desperately needs a good Indian all-rounder since Mandeep Singh is not a proper all-rounder while the other 3 Indian all-rounders of the team–Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande and Agnivesh Ayachi have little experience of playing T20 cricket.</p>
<p>Kumble will surely advise KXIP to target Somanna in the auction so that their squad can get a proper balance. As he is still 23 years old, Aditya can prove to be a long-term resource for the Mohali-based franchise.</p>

<p>The underachievers of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kings XI Punjab &#8211; KXIP have never won an IPL trophy despite having a stellar side every year. They had assembled one of the best squads last year with the likes of KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Ravi Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Nicholas Pooran and Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the team. However, they finished at the sixth position with just 6 wins in 14 matches.</p>
<p>This below-par performance forced the team owners to change their coaching staff as they ended their association with Mike Hesson and brought the former Indian head coach, Anil Kumble in their coaching personnel. Kumble will be the head coach of KXIP in IPL 2020 and since the coaches play a major role in the auction room, expect the Mohali-based franchise to target a selected bunch of players on Anil Kumble’s advice.</p>
<h3>Here are the 3 players that KXIP may target in the IPL 2020 Auction on the instructions of their head coach</h3>
<h3>1. Zahir Khan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_296462" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-296462" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-296462" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Zahir-Khan.jpg" alt="Zahir Khan IPL 2020" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-296462" class="wp-caption-text">Zahir Khan. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer-IDI/IDI via Getty Images )</figcaption></figure>
<p>Anil Kumble is someone who loves to have left-arm chinaman bowlers in his team. The fans had witnessed the rise of Kuldeep Yadav in international cricket when Kumble was the head coach of the Indian side hence, expect the former Indian Test captain to bring a left-arm unorthodox bowler in KXIP’s squad.</p>
<p>Talking about the chinaman bowlers, Afghanistan’s 20-year-old Zahir Khan will be the first name on Kumble’s list as the Afghan player has a fantastic record in T20s. He is yet to make his T20I debut for Afghanistan but, in the 40 T20 games that he has played, Zahir has scalped 51 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.09.</p>
<p>Khan has a bowling strike rate of 17.0 in T20 cricket which shows that he takes wickets at regular intervals. Besides, he was even picked up by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Auction before an untimely injury ruled him out of the competition.  Zahir’s inclusion would definitely bolster the spin bowling attack of Punjab.</p>
<h3>2. Praveen Dubey</h3>
<figure id="attachment_368757" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368757" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-368757" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Praveen-Dubey.jpg" alt="Praveen Dubey" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368757" class="wp-caption-text">Praveen Dubey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The leg-break bowler from Uttar Pradesh, Praveen Dubey had made a name for himself while playing in the Karnataka Premier League. Since Anil Kumble has a deep connection with the Karnataka state, one can assume that he will look to go after the stars of KPL.</p>
<p>Dubey had been a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore but, he had gone unsold in the IPL 2019 auction despite having a base price of 20 lakhs INR. The 26-year-old leg-spinner has played 6 T20 matches in his career where he has taken 10 wickets and conceded runs at a miserly economy rate of 6.64.</p>
<p>He can even contribute some runs in the batting department as he had scored 237 runs for the Hubli Tigers in KPL 2019. The leggie’s best figures of 4/19 indicate the talent possessed by him and Kumble will try to unearth his talent by picking him up in the approaching IPL auction.</p>
<h3>3. Aditya Somanna</h3>
<figure id="attachment_368756" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368756" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-368756" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Aditya-Somanna.jpg" alt="Aditya Somanna" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368756" class="wp-caption-text">Aditya Somanna. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Aditya Somanna is another emerging star from the KPL franchise, Hubli Tigers who had grabbed the limelight with his all-round brilliance in the previous season. The 23-year-old from Mysore had single-handedly won the final for his franchise with figures of 3/24 and a handy knock of 47 runs.</p>
<p>Kings XI Punjab desperately needs a good Indian all-rounder since Mandeep Singh is not a proper all-rounder while the other 3 Indian all-rounders of the team–Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande and Agnivesh Ayachi have little experience of playing T20 cricket.</p>
<p>Kumble will surely advise KXIP to target Somanna in the auction so that their squad can get a proper balance. As he is still 23 years old, Aditya can prove to be a long-term resource for the Mohali-based franchise.</p>

Anil Kumble will play a crucial role for KXIP in IPL 2020.

IPL 2020: 3 Players Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) may target on the advice of Anil Kumble

The underachievers of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kings XI Punjab - KXIP have never won an IPL trophy despite having a stellar side every year