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Karen Noronha | Apr 02, 2022, 03:52 PM IST
1.Umesh Yadav - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
From not finding a spot in the playing XI in the Indian Test team to being handed the purple cap for picking the most wickets in just three games for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Umesh Yadav has come a long way.
Yadav has made it a habit to pick wickets in his very first over and he did the same in the game against Punjab Kings (PBKS). He struck in the first over for the third time in a row claiming his 50th wicket in the Powerplay by trapping Punjab skipper Mayank Agarwal.
He later sent back Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar to finish with 4/23.
2.Dinesh Karthik - Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opened their account in the ongoing 2022 edition after they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 3 wickets. Veteran keeper Dinesh Karthik scored the winning runs to take RCB to the victory.
The side needed 17 runs in the last 2 overs, and RCB had their experienced batter Dinesh Karthik in the middle. When seven runs were needed off the last over, DK pulled a MS Dhoni and smashed Andre Russell's bouncer for a six before.
It has to be noted that, the wicketkeeper-batter hit 32 off 14, of which three were sixes and as many boundaries in RCB’s clash against Punjab Kings.
Even commentator Harsha Bhogle praised the batter saying, "Never ever think @DineshKarthik is done ….."
3.Kuldeep Yadav - Delhi Capitals (DC)
Delhi Capitals (DC) had started off their IPL campaign on a high defeating five-times champions Mumbai Indians (MI). While the batters are being praised, left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav's impressive performance is surely to be spoken about.
In Delhi's opening match Yadav broke a 67-run opening partnership by taking the wicket of captain Rohit Sharma. He then picked up wickets of Anmolpreet Singh and Kieron Pollard to end with excellent figures of 3/18 in his four overs. That spell earned him the Player-of-the-Match award.
4.Robin Uthappa - Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Robin Uthappa turned the clock as he tried and helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their fight against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Uthappa is one of the strong pillars of the CSK batting line-up, and when he walked out to open the innings, his charismatic approach stole the show as he gave CSK a flying start.
In the first ball itself, Uthappa flicked speedster Avesh Khan for a four, before smashing the second ball for another boundary. The bowler gave away 14 runs in his first over. However, that was not the end as Uthappa then went on to tear apart the Australian specialist Andrew Tye and hit 4,4,0,4,2,4 to take CSK's score to over 50 on the board.
The veteran batter was, however, dismissed as soon as he reached his half-century and during his knock, he had smashed 8 fours and 1 six.
5.Ajinkya Rahane - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Ajinkya Rahane had left Rajasthan Royals (RR) and moved to Delhi Capitals (DC) ahead of IPL 2020. However, ahead of the mega event, the batter faced downfall as he was sidelined from the Test team for the Sri Lanka series.
But, being purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), proved to be like a revival plan for Rahane. The franchise picked him up at his base price of ₹1 crore.
While the price was not the issue, it was fans who were not convinced that Rahane could do better in the limited-overs game. Rahane's hunger to prove everyone wrong was seen when he played a fluent 44 in KKR's opening match against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
In the game against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Rahane reached the 4000-run milestone, becoming the 7th Indian and the 10th overall to get to the landmark.
6.Shikhar Dhawan - Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Shikhar Dhawan, who was purchased by Punjab Kings (PBKS) is surely filling the shoes of ex-skipper KL Rahul and making sure he solidifies from the top.
Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal had added a 71-run opening stand against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), he scored 16 (15).
Still, the way the cricketer is batting has got netizens believing that the 'Gabbar' is still there and he could make wonders for Punjab.
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