Indian Premier League (IPL) rules limit franchises to four players in the playing XI. The rule gives young Indian players a chance to showcase their talent and make a name for themselves. This, in turn, makes the IPL auctions tricky as there is a need for local talent in every franchise. That’s probably why these five uncapped players with base prices of Rs 20 lakhs bagged extraordinary deals in IPL 2019 auctions on December 19 in Jaipur:
Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 8.4 crore) – Kings XI Punjab
Mystery spinners have always been favourites in T20 leagues across the world. Chakravarthy used to play matches on weekends. The 27-year-old used to bowl medium pace but later went on to become a spinner and that too an unorthodox one. He got 42 times the base price in the auction and became joint most expensive player in this year’s auction.
His economy rate is outstanding too. KXIP will now have a trio of spinners bowling carrom balls along with Mujeeb Ur Rahman and skipper Ravichandran Ashwin.
Shivam Dube (Rs 5 crore) – Royal Challengers Bangalore
Shivam Dube got the worth of every six he struck in an over. The explosive batsman has struck five sixes in an over twice in this year. The 25-year-old will be a part of RCB’s middle order along with big hitters AB de Villiers and Windies sensation Shimron Hetmyer.
Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4.8 crore) – Kings XI Punjab
The captain of India’s Under-19 team from Patiala, Punjab. Prabhsimran Singh is a fiery middle order batsman. He was under KXIP’s radar from a long time as coach Mike Hesson called him for trials. He can keep wickets too instead of KL Rahul, who was mediocre with the gloves in the previous season.
Prayas Ray Barman (Rs 1.5 crore) – Royal Challengers Bangalore
The tall leg spinner reminds people of Anil Kumble even though he is a fan of Shane Warne. The 16-year-old can bat as well. Another addition to RCB’s middle order. By the looks of it, Prayas will get game time as RCB will back the boy from Bengal to be the surprise element in the side.
Anmolpreet Singh (Rs 80 lakhs) – Mumbai Indians
Prabhsimran’s older cousin may have not made it big in T20 cricket yet but he is sure a talent MI have invested in. Known to nurture young talent and give India world class players, MI will keep him in the side as a backup opener.
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