This thread is for Indians members as well as other interested PPers to discuss which new or established Indian talent is lightning up this year IPL.
Overseas players performances won’t be mentioned specifically as the focus is to identify new Indian talents and mark as a potential international player for India in upcoming years.
So, lets get going.
First week of IPL has been completed and we have 9 matches so far and here are the local talent that has impressed so far:
1 ) Rishab Pant: The 19 year wonder kid has lit up the IPL with his first two innings of 57 (36) and 31(22). Pant has already made it mark in the last domestic season including a run a ball triple century and a 48 ball 100. The kid is destined to greatness and a replacement for Dhoni in ODI and T20 is already there.
2) Sanju Samson: Another bright young talent. The first century of IPL 2017 belongs to him as he smashed 102(63). After a mediocre domestic season, Sanju has roared back to form. A decent wicketkeeper, solid technique and a cool head makes him as next Indian batting mainstay.
3) The Pandya Brothers: The brothers are impact players. Hardik has innings like 35(15) and 29(11) with around 8 sixes already and Krunal has done his bit with a performance like 3/24 (4). Both can hit big, bowl decent and are excellent fielders & both are in early twenties. Ideal packages for T20 and ODI cricket.
4) Nitish Rana: Another23 year old exciting talent. A hard hitting modern batsman impressed this year with inning of 34(28) and 50(29). He look fluent, has good range of strokes and looks ideal to bat at No. 5 for India in future.
5) S Nadeem: The domestic stalwart has figures like 1/13(4) and 1/23(4) in first two matches. Nadeem is the best left arm spinner in the country after Jadeja with two back to back consistent domestic season. May not get a chance to showcase his talent on international stage due to concurrent career with Jadeja.
6) Y Chahal: After an impressive T20 debut against England, Young Chahal is going from strength to strength. Two matches and good figures of 1/22(4) and 1/19(4). Looks more confident and already the best bowler of his team.
7) Sandeep Sharma: The best swing bowler after Bhuvenshwar Kumar in India. He is young and bound to get fitter and stronger. Good performances of 2/33(4) and 1/26(4) with an exception opening spell of 1/7(3) in powerplay.
8) Axar Patel: He rebranded himself as ‘proper’ allrounder in this IPL with batting at no 4 and opening the bowling. With performances like 1/27(4) and 1/12(4) and cameo like 24(22), he is making right moves. Still young, he can be a useful in T20s atleast.
9) Dinesh Karthik: DK is back with bang. With a bumper LIST A domestic season where he was super consistent with massive scores, he started IPL with good innings like 47(25) and 30(32) and generally looked solid and free flowing with bat. Is Champion trophy spot beckoning?
10) Kedar Jadhav: Though already established in India ODI setup, this is the first IPL after breakthrough performances vs England and he didn’t let down with innings like 31(16) and 69(37). A solid two year career awaits Jadhav till World cup 2019 atleast.
11) Kuldeep Yadav: The chinaman is an all format bowler and proved it with 2/25(4) spell in the first match. He is an exciting prospect for India after the splendid performance in his debut test.
The other notable performances in first week ( Indian current stars/past stars):
a) Yuvi enthralled with a blistering knock 62(49)
b) Bhuvi was reliable and immaculately accurate 2/27(4), 2/21(4)
c) Rahane customary special IPL inning 60(34)
d) Raina consistency in IPL is amazing 68(51)
e) Gambhir still has got the mojo 76(48)
f) Manoj Tiwary is a forgettable man but still keeps going 40(23)
g) Zaheer ( 2/31, 3/20) & Nehra (1/27) making their experience count
h) Manish Pandey special 81(47), key player for India in ODI setup
i) Mishra is Gold in T20 but still behind Chahal in pecking order 3/11(3)
j) Aaron has an unusual rare good spell 2/21(4)
Overseas players performances won’t be mentioned specifically as the focus is to identify new Indian talents and mark as a potential international player for India in upcoming years.
So, lets get going.
First week of IPL has been completed and we have 9 matches so far and here are the local talent that has impressed so far:
1 ) Rishab Pant: The 19 year wonder kid has lit up the IPL with his first two innings of 57 (36) and 31(22). Pant has already made it mark in the last domestic season including a run a ball triple century and a 48 ball 100. The kid is destined to greatness and a replacement for Dhoni in ODI and T20 is already there.
2) Sanju Samson: Another bright young talent. The first century of IPL 2017 belongs to him as he smashed 102(63). After a mediocre domestic season, Sanju has roared back to form. A decent wicketkeeper, solid technique and a cool head makes him as next Indian batting mainstay.
3) The Pandya Brothers: The brothers are impact players. Hardik has innings like 35(15) and 29(11) with around 8 sixes already and Krunal has done his bit with a performance like 3/24 (4). Both can hit big, bowl decent and are excellent fielders & both are in early twenties. Ideal packages for T20 and ODI cricket.
4) Nitish Rana: Another23 year old exciting talent. A hard hitting modern batsman impressed this year with inning of 34(28) and 50(29). He look fluent, has good range of strokes and looks ideal to bat at No. 5 for India in future.
5) S Nadeem: The domestic stalwart has figures like 1/13(4) and 1/23(4) in first two matches. Nadeem is the best left arm spinner in the country after Jadeja with two back to back consistent domestic season. May not get a chance to showcase his talent on international stage due to concurrent career with Jadeja.
6) Y Chahal: After an impressive T20 debut against England, Young Chahal is going from strength to strength. Two matches and good figures of 1/22(4) and 1/19(4). Looks more confident and already the best bowler of his team.
7) Sandeep Sharma: The best swing bowler after Bhuvenshwar Kumar in India. He is young and bound to get fitter and stronger. Good performances of 2/33(4) and 1/26(4) with an exception opening spell of 1/7(3) in powerplay.
8) Axar Patel: He rebranded himself as ‘proper’ allrounder in this IPL with batting at no 4 and opening the bowling. With performances like 1/27(4) and 1/12(4) and cameo like 24(22), he is making right moves. Still young, he can be a useful in T20s atleast.
9) Dinesh Karthik: DK is back with bang. With a bumper LIST A domestic season where he was super consistent with massive scores, he started IPL with good innings like 47(25) and 30(32) and generally looked solid and free flowing with bat. Is Champion trophy spot beckoning?
10) Kedar Jadhav: Though already established in India ODI setup, this is the first IPL after breakthrough performances vs England and he didn’t let down with innings like 31(16) and 69(37). A solid two year career awaits Jadhav till World cup 2019 atleast.
11) Kuldeep Yadav: The chinaman is an all format bowler and proved it with 2/25(4) spell in the first match. He is an exciting prospect for India after the splendid performance in his debut test.
The other notable performances in first week ( Indian current stars/past stars):
a) Yuvi enthralled with a blistering knock 62(49)
b) Bhuvi was reliable and immaculately accurate 2/27(4), 2/21(4)
c) Rahane customary special IPL inning 60(34)
d) Raina consistency in IPL is amazing 68(51)
e) Gambhir still has got the mojo 76(48)
f) Manoj Tiwary is a forgettable man but still keeps going 40(23)
g) Zaheer ( 2/31, 3/20) & Nehra (1/27) making their experience count
h) Manish Pandey special 81(47), key player for India in ODI setup
i) Mishra is Gold in T20 but still behind Chahal in pecking order 3/11(3)
j) Aaron has an unusual rare good spell 2/21(4)
. I feel there is about 50 players from each state that gets drafted into Ranji teams.
