IPL 2020 | Would play Mujeeb instead of struggling Glenn Maxwell, opines Tom Moody

KL Rahul’s Kings XI Punjab find themselves grasping for breath at the bottom of the IPL table, with just one win in their five games this season. After the stunning win against Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier in the season, the Punjab-based side hasn't quite lived up to their expectations with the ball, with left-arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell highly inconsistent. Coupled with the fact that their middle-order has been underperforming it has caused a domino effect with Punjab at the bottom of the table. 

“Ya I think so, they should be looking to play their best five bowlers. With Sarfraz playing as the sixth batsman, they should be looking to pick Mujeeb, who would pick them the wickets. On top of that, Chris Jordan certainly doesn’t look like he’s going to give them four overs. So I think he should play instead of Jordan, with four overs a certainty,” added Ajit Agarkar. 

“I would look at it the other way, do we consider that the other teams have bowled well against him. Another issue might be our expectations which has become sky-high after his innings against RCB. I think he should continue to back himself and his gameplan. There might be days when he’s striking it at a 120 and the other days when he is scoring at a pace of 180-200, that’s the nature of the game. What is more important is that he is scoring runs for them, which is crucial,” added Moody.