IPL 2023: New Khabbu batsmen knocked in Indian cricket, new strokes were invented, attraction came in batting too
Yashasvi Jaiswal of Rajasthan Royals, Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana of Kolkata Knight Riders, Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma of Mumbai Indians, Shivam Dubey of Chennai Super Kings added color to the aggressive game. All these matches also proved to be winners.
There is no dearth of cricketers who have made the game shine. Whether the batsman is right-handed or left-handed, he has created panic in the world of cricket. Ever since the inception of the Indian Premier League, the players have enthralled it with their style and technique. New strokes were invented, there was charm in batting and in fast cricket, it rained fours and sixes in a rapid manner. The 16th edition of IPL has become even more interesting. Not only were runs above 200 scored, the chase was also done. In this time’s league, Khabbu batsmen also spread their fire.
In every form of cricket, once upon a time, bad batsmen were a headache for Indians.
In every form of cricket, once upon a time, sloppy batsmen were a headache for Indians. There is a long list of them. Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Alvin Kallicharran, Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Allan Border, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, David Warner, John Wright, David Gower, Ben Stokes, Saeed Anwar, David Miller Many players like Graeme Pollock, Quiten de Kock have shown amazing. Among Indian batsmen, Khabbu batsmen like Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir and Rishabh Pant have shown their fire.
In this Indian Premier League, where the foreign batsmen made a mark, the Indians also did not lag behind. Yashasvi Jaiswal of Rajasthan Royals, Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana of Kolkata Knight Riders, Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma of Mumbai Indians, Shivam Dubey of Chennai Super Kings added color to the aggressive game. All these matches also proved to be winners.
As a youngster, Yashasvi Jaiswal made a tremendous impact in the IPL. He single-handedly won the team many matches. At the same time, he made the performance of more experienced openers Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson pale. Whether the bowler was fast or spin, he hit well. This player of the Under-19 World Cup winning team scored a lot of runs. It is commendable for a player to score more than 600 runs without being in the Indian team. Born in Uttar Pradesh and played for Mumbai, Jaiswal has scored 1172 runs in 37 innings of IPL. 124 is his highest score.
Apart from this, he has also scored eight IPL half-centuries. An average of 31.67 and a strike rate of 148.7 are testimony to his aggressive batting. In 14 matches of this IPL, Jaiswal scored 625 runs at an average of 48.07 and a strike rate of 163.6. It is expected that he will soon be a part of the Indian team. Due to one century, five half-centuries, he is also getting appreciation from former cricketers.
Rinku Singh of Kolkata Knight Riders is also in limelight. He made the team win some matches on his own. Especially against defending champions Gujarat Titans, he turned defeat into victory by hitting five sixes in the last five balls of the match. Rinku has been playing for some time, but this time he has become a star from a player. To score 474 runs in 14 matches and chase the target without getting distracted under pressure is commendable. He scored these runs at an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.52.
Mumbai Indian’s 20-year-old Khabu batsman Tilak Verma also put in a dazzling performance. His partner Ishaan Kishan also colored his batting from time to time. Aggressiveness and consistent performance could earn Tilak a place in the middle-order. Venkatesh Iyer also proved his worth by playing some brilliant innings. But Rahul Tewatia could not show the same amazing, as he showed in the last few IPL. He was famous as the image of a dashing batting. But this time Gujarat could not do anything special for Titans. His total score hasn’t even crossed 100. From match winner they became laggards.
New Zealand’s Devon Conway (more than 600 runs) also colored his batting. He along with Rituraj Gaikwad was successful in giving a strong base to Chennai Super Kings. The success of this opening pair also contributed to the excellent performance of the Chennai team. It was one of the successful opening pairs this time. The pair has shared four century partnerships in the IPL and is on the third spot.
West Indies swashbuckler Nicholas Pooran also had a special role in taking Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs. The joint fastest Pachasa of IPL was named after this player. He did this feat in 19 balls. Lucknow team won many matches on the basis of Puran.