The Indian Premier League gives a lifetime chance for every young talent in the cricketing world to showcase their skills to the world and play in front of big crowds. Since the inception of IPL in 2008, many uncapped players have performed well in the biggest league and also knocked the door and some of them made way into the national squad.
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In 2018 edition of Indian Premier League, many uncapped players have stolen with the show with either bat or ball.
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Here we look at the top 6 uncapped players who stole the show in IPL 2018:
- Deepak Chahar
Deepak Chahar the young right arm pace bowler from Rajasthan was bought by Chennai Super Kings for INR 80 Lakhs. He has played a key role in helping CSK reaching the finals picking up early wickets and putting pressure on the opposition.
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Chahar came into limelight when he took 8 wickets for 10 runs against Hyderabad in his debut Ranji Trophy season in 2010/11. In the last edition, he did not get many chances playing for Rising Pune Supergiants. He missed 2 weeks for CSK due to injury.
On his return, he continued to impress with his swing. So far, the medium pace bowler played 11 matches and picked 10 wickets at an economy of 7.40 runs per over. His best figure in the tournament has been 3/15 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 22nd April 2018.
As a batsman, he played 11 matches and scored just 50 runs with the best score of 39 with a strike rate of 172.41. Deepak Chahar could play a key role in picking early wickets again in the finals for Chennai Super Kings on 27th May 2018.
- Prasidh Krishna
Prasidh Krishna the young talented bowler from Karnataka was by Kolkata Knight Riders to bought replace injured Kamlesh Nagarkot. He played debut match for Kolkata Knight Riders against Mumbai Indians on 6th May 2018 replacing Shivam Mavi who was ruled out due to injury.
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His cricketing career began in Vijay Hazare Trophy for Karnataka in 2017 and then made his T20 debut in 2018 against Punjab in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. An unknown player until 6th May 2018 has become suddenly a household name.
In the eliminator against Rajasthan Royals on 23rd May, Prasidh Krishna bowled a brilliant spell giving away just 3 runs and picking wicket of Stuart Binny in the 18th over. He is known to show great composure in the death overs. His spell helped KKR beat SRH by 25 runs and face SRH in the qualifier 2.
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Since his debut for KKR, Prasidh Krishna has picked 10 wickets from 6 matches with an economy of 8.50 runs per over. He has impressed with his variations and includes best figures of 4/30.
One of the most promising fast bowlers, Siddarth Kaul was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 3.80 Crores. He has impressed with his pace, ability to bowl Yorkers and also with his accuracy. In this year’s IPL so far, Kaul has taken 19 wickets from 15 matches with an economy of 8.24 runs per over.
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Siddarth Kaul has the experience of playing domestic cricket for Punjab. He impressed in the 2017 edition of IPL playing for SRH, taking 16 wickets from 10 matches.
In few matches, their lead pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was out of the playing XI, Siddarth Kaul held the bowling fort for SRH and achieved the best figures of 3/23 against Mumbai Indians in the league stages. Because of his good performances in IPL, he has been selected in limited over’s side for India to tour Ireland and England. With Sunrisers Hyderabad facing Kolkata Knight Riders today, Siddarth Kaul would be hoping to help SRH qualify for the finals.
- K Gowtham
The young talented all-rounder from Karnataka, Krishnappa Gowtham was bought by Rajasthan Royals for INR 6.20 Crore. Playing his debut season in IPL, the off-spinner was given the ball in power play over’s indicating his captain”s faith in him. He proved his worth by taking 8 wickets in power play over’s holding a record for a spinner during this season.
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He played a total of 15 matches and picked 11 wickets with an economy of 7.80 runs per over. His best figures in the tournament were 2/12. Coming lower down the order, K Gowtham played few quick-fire knocks which helped Rajasthan Royals win matches from losing positions. He played 15 matches and scored 126 runs at an amazing strike rate of 196.87. During this season, the hard-hitting all-rounder remained not out 4 times.
He had started his T20 career in 2011 for Karnataka. K Gowtham’s best domestic performance with the ball was 4/19 and with bat 60 runs.
Surya Kumar Yadav another talented Indian batsman, was bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 3.20 Crore. He was a success while opening the innings and gave the team many good starts.
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In the 14 matches he opened the innings, Surya Kumar Yadav scored 512 runs with an average of 36.57. His best score in the tournament was 72, with 4 half-centuries to his name. Mumbai Indians could not qualify for playoff stage but Surya Kumar Yadav finished as 7th leading runs scorer in IPL 2018.
Surya Kumar Yadav debuted in IPL in 2012 scoring 0 in the only 1 match he played. Since then he has been playing for Mumbai Indians until 2013 and then for KKR from 2014 to 2017. Returning to Mumbai Indians this season, his performance has been the best over the years with an average of 36.57.
Ankit Rajpoot from Uttar Pradesh made his T20 domestic debut in 2013. His debut in IPL was for Chennai Super Kings in 2013. Later in 2016 and 2017, he played for Kolkata Knight Riders. In the first 3 years, he did not enough chances to showcase his talent. In the last year’s edition, just played 5 matches and picked only 4 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders.
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He was bought by Kings XI Punjab for INR 3 Crore in 2018. He holds the record of best figures by an uncapped Indian player in IPL history. In this edition of IPL, the talented right arm fast bowler played 8 matches and picked a total of 11 wickets.
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Till date, Ankit Rajpoot 5/14 holds the best figures by a bowler in IPL 2018. Since Kings XI Punjab was knocked out in group stages, his opportunities come to an end.