A rejuvenated Punjab entered the IPL 14 with a new name, new jersey and a bunch of new faces in the team, but their fate seems to be still stuck in the past.
These changes were made in the hope that the fate of the team will also change. But despite changing all this, nothing changed in terms of the performance. The story of KL Rahul's Punjab team, which has now transformed into Punjab Kings from Punjab's Kings XI is identical in the current season of IPL too. Punjab Kings have lost three out of their four matches, winning a single game so far.

The number one T20 batsmen in cricket, David Malan of England is a part of the Punjab Kings team. Malan, who tops the list of batsmen around the world in this format is known for his explosive batting.

Punjab Kings added Malan to their squad for Rs 1.5 crore in the auction held earlier this season. Malan has not played in the IPL yet. Punjab Kings is his first IPL team and if he features against Mumbai then it will be his first IPL game.

David Malan can replace West Indies cricketer Nicholas Pooran who has scored only 9 runs in four matches. In three of these matches, Puran could not even open his account. In such a situation, there is hope that Malan can make a debut against Mumbai. As far as his T20 career is concerned for England, this batsman has scored 1003 runs in 24 matches. He scored these runs at a very impressive average of 50.15.

Well, if you find his batting average impressive then let us tell you that he scored these runs at an unbelievable strike rate of 144.31. Malan has scored 1 century and 10 half-centuries in international T20 cricket. During this, 108 fours and 35 sixes also came out of his bat.