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IPL 2018: Ravichandran Ashwin named captain of Kings XI Punjab, preferred over Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle

Ashwin has two IPL titles during his eight-year stint with Chennai Super Kings and has also played for Rising Pune Supergiant.

IPL 2017: Dwayne Smith’s innings against KXIP proved that he’s at his best while opening

If you are going to pick Smith, he has to be at the top of the order. The harder ball and the fielding restrictions allow him full license to use his powerful build to muscle the ball over the boundary.

IPL 2017: Glenn Maxwell replaces Murali Vijay as Kings XI Punjab captain

Kings XI chose Maxwell over the likes of Eoin Morgan, who captained England to the 2016 World T20 final, and Darren Sammy, who led the West Indies to two World T20 titles.

From Uthappa's class to Dinda's curse: IPL 7 group stage lessons

Here are the things we learnt from the group stages.