Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Monday named India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin their captain for the IPL 2018. While Ashwin’s captaincy news wasn’t received warmly by the fans, many of whom backed Yuvraj Singh for the job, Sehwag revealed why he chose Ashwin.
“Though Yuvraj too was among candidates for the captaincy, the team management agreed on Ashwin being a ‘long-term’ choice” Sehwag said.
Sehwag believes that Ashwin would do wonders for the team.
“I always thought that if someone should become the captain it should be a bowler because I am a great fan of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Kapil Dev. These were bowlers, who went on to become captains and did really well for the team. I’m sure Ashwin would wonders for Kings XI Punjab this season,” Sehwag said.
“The best quality in Ashwin is that he is very smart and he can change the bowlers very quickly. He understands the T20 format better than anybody else because he used to bowl in Powerplay, he used to bowl in slog overs. So, he knows what to do in T20 format,” he added further.
