IPL 2018: 6 cricketers who took their IPL career to the next level

#4 Jos Buttler

Buttler was moved up the order in a rain-affected run chase

The English wicket-keeper batsman had the most impactful IPL season in 2018. He almost single-handedly won Rajasthan Royals a few games since his promotion up the order, after a flop middle-order show which eventually helped them reach the playoffs on their return after a two-year ban.

Jos Buttler, who didn't even cross the 300-run mark playing for Mumbai Indians for two years, piled up 548 runs at a strike rate of 155. The 27-year-old would have easily challenged Kane Williamson for the orange cap had he opened the innings from the beginning of this year's edition.