- Ankit Rajpoot
Ankit Rajpoot was bought by Kings XI Punjab in 2018 IPL auction for RS 2.2 Crore. In the 2017 and 2016 edition, Rajpoot played for Kolkata Knight Riders and just played 9 matches taking 7 wickets.
In the 2018 edition of IPL, Rajpoot has played 3 matches so far and taken 7 wickets. In yesterday’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad, Ankit became the first Indian uncapped player to register the best figures in IPL history. Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bowl first. He was superb with his line and length dismissing Kane Williamson, Shikhar Dhawan and Wriddhiman Saha in the first 6 overs.
In the death over also, Rajpoot dismissed Manish Pandey and Mohammad Nabi. He finished with figures of 5/14 in 4 overs at the economy of 3.5 runs per over to restrict the hosts to 132. Despite his efforts, Kings XI Punjab lost the match by 13 runs. He was named the man of the match for his great bowling performance. He became the first bowler in IPL 2018 to pick 5 wickets.
Ankit Rajpoot holds the record of second best bowling figures in a losing cause. Rajpoot made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy 2012/13 season, taking 31 wickets in 7 matches. He made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings in 2013.
