HOW T20 WC-BOUND PLAYERS FARED SO FAR IN IPL
1) ROHIT SHARMA: He has been among the standout batters for Mumbai Indians in what is turning out to be a forgettable season for the five-time champions. In 9 matches, he has scored 311 at an excellent strike-rate of 160.30 with a top score of 105 not out against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium.
The Rajasthan Royals opener had a string of low scores before a 59-ball hundred against Mumbai Indians brought him right back into contention.
In the run-up to the Indian team selection, there was a lot of chatter around the strike-rate of the game’s all-time great in T20s, but he silenced his detractors by amassing 500 runs at a strike rate nearly 150 in 10 matches. 5) SURYAKUMAR YADAV: of the highlights of Surya’s campaign this season is his belligerent 78-run knock against
Punjab Kings.
Playing in his first competitive tournament after recovering from twin surgeries, he also has a 19-ball 52 to his credit.
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6) RISHABH PANT: Returning to top-flight cricket after recovering from injuries sustained in a horrific car accident, he displayed tremendous form and struck 371 runs in 10 matches at a fine strike rate of 160.60. Additionally, he has also impressed with his keeping while captaining Delhi Capitals.
7) SANJU SAMSON:
The Rajasthan
Royals captain has been going great guns and has scored 385 runs at a strike rate of
161.08. He has to his credit four half-centuries, with his highest being an unbeaten 82.
In nine matches so far, Dube has totalled 350 runs for CSK at an average of 58.33 and a stellar strike-rate of 172.41. He, though, hasn’t bowled.
10) AXAR PATEL:
This spin bowler-cum-handy batter has scored close to 150 runs including a half-century and has also taken nine wickets with his economical bowling, enough to impress the national selectors.
11) KULDEEP YADAV:
In nine matches, he has impressed with 12 wickets, including best figures of 4/55, and was a certainty in T20 World Cup squad considering his form over the past 12 months.
12) YUZVENDRA CHAHAL:
The legspinner has been a standout performer with 13 wickets in nine matches. Recently, he also became the first bowler to claim 200 wickets in the tournament’s history.
13) ARSHDEEP SINGH:
The left-arm seamer has picked 12 wickets in nine games, with the four-wicket burst against Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this month being the high point of his campaign.
14) JASPRIT BUMRAH:
The pace ace has been having a fabulous season and is leading the wicket’s column with 14 scalps in nine games at an economy rate of just 6.63.
15) MOHAMMED SIRAJ: been off-colour and has gone for plenty of runs, forcing the RCB think tank to even drop him for a match. He has taken six wickets in nine matches.