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Is Murali Vijay the right candidate to replace David Miller as KXIP captain in IPL 2016?

Murali Vijay, Shaun Marsh and Glenn Maxwell are in top contention to replace David Miller as KXIP captain in IPL 2016.

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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have had a terrible campaign in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016, as they have tasted victory only once in the six games they have played so far. With George Bailey not featuring in this season, KXIP had appointed South African young gun David Miller as the captain. Given the mediocre performance his brigade has put up, KXIP is likely to replace him with Murali Vijay as the captain. To make matters worse for Miller, he has scored only 76 runs, with a best of unbeaten 30. Not only did he struggle to find his feet with the bat, he failed to provide impetus as a leader as well. Also read: Murali Vijay sets IPL record of getting run-out for 12 times

However, a formal announcement has not been made by the KXIP yet, but it will not come as a surprise if the role is being dethroned from Miller. Nonetheless, other than Vijay, there are other players who can be considered for this role as well. Glenn Maxwell has been KXIP’s match-winner for the past two seasons. In fact, Maxwell played a crucial role in IPL 2014 (the only time the team managed to reach the finals) and is in top contention to martial KXIP troops. The other candidate is Shaun Marsh. Marsh took the cricketing world by storm by his blistering show in the first season of IPL. To add to the fire, he was also the winner of Orange Cup for plundering most runs, that is, 616. Given he has been with the franchise since its inception, it would interesting to see if KXIP assign him the leadership role. Also read: Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murali Vijay in favour of Ravi Shastri continuing as India Team Director

Vijay has been the only player who has been consistently performing this season for KXIP. With 143 runs under his belt, he is brimming with confidence and can change KXIP’s fortunes with his captaincy.

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