IPL 2019: One player from each team who might be the leading wicket-taker

#6 Kings XI Punjab - Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Ashwin used Mujeeb in the powerplays

Mujeeb Ur Rahman had a sensational debut season for Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2018. He was often used in the powerplays by captain Ravichandran Ashwin and the Afghan tweaker did the job for the captain most of the times.

The young Afghan played 11 matches for the Kings in the IPL season last year where he took 14 wickets, which included the wickets of players like Virat Kohli. The most stunning part of his performance was his economy rate of 6.99, which was commendable considering the fact that he bowled with the new ball.

Mujeeb has performed brilliantly for his national side as well as in the Big Bash League in Australia. Afghanistan players are most likely to be available for the entire IPL 2019 season, thus increasing the chances for Mujeeb to become the highest wicket-taker of the season.

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