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Kamlesh Jain, who is currently associated with IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, is in line to be the head physio of the Indian cricket team.The Chennai-based Jain is believed to have impressed head coach Rahul Dravid, BCCI secretary Jay .
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The batting once again is the strong suit for Punjab. They boast of some hard-hitters like Rahul (670 runs in 2020 season), Mayank Agarwal (424 runs) and Chris Gayle. Rahul and Agarwal formed a lethal opening combination in 2020 and are likely to continue opening despite the inclusion of Dawid Malan and the presence of Gayle. In Nicholas Pooran, they have arguably the most exciting West Indies T20 cricketer in the world at the moment.
Their auction was an interesting one, because they were busy as was expected to be, but made some strange decisions. They let Royals have Chris Morris for a record fee when perhaps a crore or two more (they had plenty remaining in the purse) would have gotten them their primary target. They stopped short for Moeen Ali, too. The management set out with a clear mandate to bring in pace and middle order stability, finishing skills to the XI. The former was accomplished, perhaps, even if it is through untested talent but the batting weakness
Power in their bank, Punjab Kings look to make play-offs this time
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New Delhi, April 6 : For the last six seasons, Punjab Kings (known as Kings XI Punjab till last year) have not made the play-offs even once, finishing eighth twice and seventh once. Last season, they had finished sixth. Although they were in contention for the play-offs, a couple of losses in the end, to Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, saw them crash out.
A change of name could, however, might bring them some luck!
Ahead of this season, the biggest challenge for the Punjab franchise was power-hitting in their batting line-up especially towards the end of an innings.