Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell takes over the position from Indian Test opener Murali Vijay who became appointed captain midway through the remaining season.
Mercurial Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been named as captain of Kings XI Punjab for the approaching season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting April five.
Maxwell takes over the function from Indian Test opener Murali Vijay who turned into appointed captain midway via the last season.
The franchise showed the news on its authentic Twitter account.
Maxwell first played inside the IPL as a part of the Delhi Daredevils in 2012.
Kings XI had dropped David Miller as captain in favour of Vijay after the facet had misplaced 5 in their first six video games in 2016, reviews ESPNcricinfo.
The mercurial all-rounder, regarded for his power hitting specifically, within the T20 format for Australia, has by no means captained in the 338 suits he has played throughout codecs and has been picked for the function in advance of Eoin Morgan, who led England to the World T20 final in 2016, and Darren Sammy, who captained West Indies to 2 T20 World Cup titles.
The 28-year-antique has finished exceedingly well inside the final two seasons of the IPL, coping with 324 runs in 22 fits with simplest fifties.
Kings XI will start their marketing campaign against Rising Pune Supergiant on April eight in Indore, their second home venue after Mohali.