IPL 2020: 3 players who can lead Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) if Ravi Ashwin gets traded
Ashwin failed to guide KXIP to the playoffs in both the seasons he captained.
Karun Nair
Karun Nair featured in 13 games for the Punjab-based franchise in 2018, his first season with the team. Scoring 301 runs at 25.08, he didn’t disappoint. However, in the previous season, he got to play only a solitary game, something which surprised many.
If Ashwin gets traded then, Nair is one who could be given the leadership role owing to his experience in the area of captaining a side. Back in 2017, Nair was appointed as the stand-in-skipper of the Delhi Daredevils, now Capitals, in place of an injured Zaheer Khan.
He has previously served as the vice-captain of the Karnataka team. Moreover, Nair has led the Mysuru Warriors in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL). The 27-year-old Nair was also one of the leaders in the Dr. (Capt) K Thimmappiah memorial tournament in July.
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