MUJEEB UR RAHMAN

Talking about spinners, KXIP has one of the best in their ranks, in Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who has shown great potential for the franchise. He has carved a niche for himself, putting him on a different level altogether when compared to his much-celebrated Afghanistan teammates Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi. 

In 2019, he got to play only 5 games because their skipper R Ashwin was already the premier spinner in the side and the pitches in India did not show signs of slowing down even as the tournament came to a closure.

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Mujeeb could pick only 3 wickets in those 5 games. However, in 2018, he played 11 games and picked 14 wickets for the side at an average of 20.64, an economy of 6.99, and a strike rate of 17.71.

If the 19-year-old could better those numbers in IPL 2020, given the drier pitches which assist the spinners and may hay while the sun shines, which it does a lot in UAE.