IPL 2018: Kings XI Punjab Welcomes Hitter Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye & KL Rahul
With only 5 days to go for the IPL 2018, most of the players have reported to their respective teams.
With only 5 days to go for the IPL 2018, most of the players have reported to their respective teams. While the team Kings Xi Punjab is sweating it out for the big season ahead, a few players were yet to hit the Mohali. The today welcomed three players from their side
Chris Gayle who had been a vital member of Royal Challengers Bangalore is playing for Kings Xi Punjab this time. Gayle was given a warm welcome by the team as he landed to Mohali a while ago today.
The team also welcomed Andrew Tye and KL Rahul today. KL headed to a photo shoot straight from the airport. A few other players like Yuvraj Singh, David Miller, Akshar Patel also participated in the shoot.
Post finishing the shoot, the players headed to their practice session with Ravichandran Ashwin. Yuvraj Singh even interacted with fans and even posed for a few pictures.
The team will be captained by R Ashwin. With this, they would be hoping for a turnaround in their fortunes this season of the IPL. With R Ashwin at the helm of affairs, it will be interesting to see the off-spinner use the experience of Yuvraj Singh, Aaron Finch, and Chris Gayle amongst others to team's benefit. KXIP might turn out to be the dark horse of the tournament and may surprise many if they qualify for the playoffs.
KXIP will be looking a change of fortunes under their new captain, R Ashwin. The 11th VIVO IPL will begin on April 7 and the final of the tournament will be played on May 27. For KXIP, they will be playing their first match against Delhi Daredevils (DD) on April 8.
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