2016 VIVO IPL Season 09 - Murali Vijay Replaces David Miller as Captain of KXIP

Struggling IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab on Saturday April 30,2016 replaced out-of-form captain David Miller with Murali Vijay after losing five of their six games in the tournament so far.

"Kings XI Punjab announces M Vijay as the captain for Kings XI Punjab for the remaining part of the IPL 2016 tournament. David Miller continues to be an integral part of the team and is a very strong player of the squad," the team said in a statement.

KXIP who are set to face table-toppers Gujarat Lions  on Sunday May 01,2016 in Rajkot, are currently lying at the bottom of the heap with just two points in their kitty.

S.No	Team	P	W	L	D	NR	Pts	NRR
1	GUJARAT	7	6	1	0	0	12	+0.038
2	DELHI	6	4	2	0	0	8	+0.441
3	KOLKATA	7	4	3	0	0	8	+0.322
4	HYDERABAD	7	4	3	0	0	8	+0.060
5	MUMBAI	8	4	4	0	0	8	-0.104
6	PUNE	7	2	5	0	0	4	+0.265
7	BANGALORE	6	2	4	0	0	4	+0.065
8	PUNJAB	6	1	4	0	0	2	-1.174

David Miller has had a tough time scoring just 76 runs in 6 innings even though his strike-rate stands at 129

Murali Vijay, on the other hand, has been among the runs and has notched up 143 so far in six innings.