Sangakkara Announced KXP Captain IPL 2010

Sangakkara has been named as Captain for Kings XI Punjab team for IPL 2010. There were speculations over this issue since past some time but nothing was being said from the team owners. Sangakkara replaces KXP’s star batsman Yuvraj Singh who lead the team in 2008 and 2009 seasons of Indian Premier League.

No reasons have been specified for Yuvraj Singh’s removal. Yuvraj Singh has been the leading batsman for KXP team. He was the leading scorer for KXP in IPL 2009, which was played in South Africa.