IPL 2020: 3 players Kings XI Punjab might release ahead of the auctions

The Kings XI Punjab are yet to taste success in an IPL final. But the Punjab-based franchise have got a brilliant coach in Anil Kumble for the upcoming season, and one can expect a lot of tactical changes with the veteran spinner on-board.

The Ravichandran Ashwin-led will be gearing up for the auctions, with detailed plans on which players they should target and which ones they should release.

The auctions play an imperative role in the success of any team, and Kings XI Punjab would want to put their best foot forward in this regard. But the team management also has the job of releasing the players who were not up to the mark in the previous edition of the league.

The team hasn't made it to the playoff stages in any of the last five seasons. They would like like to turn the tables in the upcoming season, and releasing these three players could help them do that.

#1 Andrew Tye

Andrew Tye

The Australian fast bowler Andrew Tye will be under pressure to hold his place in the side. Tye could not deliver the goods with the ball in the previous edition of the league, as he only scalped just three wickets in the six matches he played.

Furthermore, the right-arm pacer was on the expensive side as he took a beating from the opposition batsmen. Tye conceded 233 runs in the 132 balls he bowled, for an alarming economy rate of 10.59. The fast bowler had an average of 77.47 and strike rate of 44, which showed the lack of control in his bowling.

Tye was picked in the side to be the death-overs specialist but he failed to put a lid on the scoring rate. Ergo, Kings XI Punjab might decide to let go of the Australian pacer.

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#2 David Miller

David Miller

The form of South Africa's left-handed batsman David Miller has taken a downward turn in recent times.

Miller hasn't hit his straps for Kings XI Punjab in the last couple of seasons, and the think-tank might decide to let him go before the auctions. The left-hander could only score 213 runs in the 10 matches he played during IPL 2019. He scored his runs at a paltry average of 29.62 and a strike rate of 129.88.

The aggressive batsman, who has the skills to turn any match on its head with a few swings of his bat, could only score one fifty in the previous edition of the league. In fact, Miller was able to get off to starts but couldn't convert them into substantial scores.

Miller's recent form is bound to go against him ahead of the auctions.

#3 Hardus Viljoen

Hardus Viljoen

South Africa's fast bowler Hardus Viljoen will also likely be under the scanner. Viljoen had an ordinary IPL 2019 as he could only scalp seven wickets in the six matches he played. Furthermore, he conceded his runs at an expensive economy rate of 9.65 and bowled with an average of 31.71.

Viljoen doesn't have a lot of variations in his repertoire, and that could go against him. Furthermore, as only four foreign players can make the cut into the playing XI of a particular IPL team, it is going to be hard for Viljoen to get too many opportunities in the Punjab starting lineup.

The right-arm pacer didn't have a great CPL 2019 either as he could only snare six wickets in eight matches at an economy rate of 8.52.