With the IPL auction coming up for the Uni-Decima season of the IPL. Apart from big names from both India and abroad, the teams will also be eyeing raw talent from the list of uncapped players.
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It is not be forgotten that of the fact that only 4 overseas players are allowed in playing XI of IPL. Thus teams will be looking for a stable line-up that includes both capped and uncapped players among left seven players.
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Here is a list of few of those players:
– by James Kuanal
1. Prithvi Shaw
India”s U19 cricketer and Captain, Prithvi Shaw seems to make the headlines these days. He scored 94 runs in the very first game for India in the U19 World Cup and took India to victory in first three games so far.
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He is a right-hand batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler all-rounder and also plays for Middle Income Group (MIG) Cricket Club in Mumbai. He made his 2017-18 Ranji debut in January 2017 and scored 537 runs. The right-hand opening batsman was Mumbai’s second-highest scorer in the 2017-18 Ranji season with 537 runs in 6 matches with an average of 48.8. He also has scored 5 centuries in 7 first class games including one from Ranji.
2. Krunal Pandya
The 36 years old, Krunal Pandya is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He plays for Baroda and India A in domestic cricket, and for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
Pandya made his first-class debut on 6 October 2016, playing for Baroda during the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy tournament. He became the Leading Run Scorer and Leading Wicket-taker for Baroda in 2017 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He Scored 366 runs in 8 matches and picked 11 wickets.
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He produced consistent performances with the bat and ball in the IPL tournament and picked 10 wickets in 13 matches and scored 247 runs in 11 innings for Mumbai Indians in the previous season. He was purchased for a hefty 2 crore rupees. He has set his base price to 40 Lakh rupees but expected to go bigger than that.
3. Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana is a 24-year-old Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Delhi cricket team in domestic cricket. He is a left-hand batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He was his team”s second highest run-scorer in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy with 218 runs.
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In the last season of IPL, He scored 333 runs in 12 innings for Mumbai Indians. It is to be noted that he was one of the shining lights for Delhi in an otherwise dark 2015-16 season which was plagued by off-field controversies. He scored 333 runs in 13 matches in the last season while playing for Mumbai Indians.
4. Rahul Tripathi
Rahul Tripathi is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Maharashtra. In February 2017, he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs. The 26-year-old right-hand batsman scored a total of 391 runs in 14 matches.
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He also scored two centuries and two half-centuries in 2017-18 Ranji Tournament. He has set his base price to 20 Lakhs after a good IPL season. Many teams will try to pick him as he has produced consistent performance both in IPL and in the domestic circuit.
5. Mayank Agrawal
The 26-year-old right-hand batsman, Mayank Agarwal is an attacking opening batsman by nature. He plays first-class cricket for Karnataka. In November 2017, he scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket, when he made 304 not out against Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy.
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During the same month, he scored 1,000 runs in first-class cricket. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, finishing the tournament with 1,160 runs in 6 matches at an average of 105. He managed 5 tons and two half-centuries in the premier domestic tournament.
– by James Kuanal