IPL 2019: 6 uncapped players who might play every game 

The build-up for IPL 2019 has been massive already with some of the exciting & much awaited young talents coming into the scheme of things. A franchise always searches for a perfect mix of Indian internationals, overseas and uncapped players to build a strong squad.

Over the years, players like Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Siddharth Kaul, and many more have impressed before donning the blue jersey.

Here is the list of 6 uncapped players, who are expected to be a regular member of their teams in the forthcoming season of IPL.

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#6 Mayank Markande

The leg-spinner, who hails from Punjab, took the IPL fraternity by surprise in the last season, when he made his debut for Mumbai Indians. Mayank Markande was roped-in by MI at his base price of INR 20 lakhs.

The 21-year-old scalped 17 wickets from 14 games, including a 4 wicket haul, where he exhibited his deceptive googlies to struggle the batsmen. Even the great Anil Kumble was in awe of the Bathinda-born spinner for his heroics in his first IPL appearance.

With a dearth of spinners in MI, Markande will hold the key for their success in the upcoming edition of the T20 extravaganza.

#5 Prasidh Krishna

Prasidh made his first-class debut in 2015 against Bangladesh A side

With the spotlight being on Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi & Kamlesh Nagarkoti ahead of the last IPL season, there was another young gun who silently made his mark and cracked in the minds of cricket fans by his performance.

Prasidh Krishna, the tall fast bowler from Karnataka, picked up 10 wickets from 7 games for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2018. The fact that impressed the most was his bowling ability at the death at such a raw stage in his career.

The 23-year-old, who can hit the bat hard at a strike rate of 140, is also more than capable of bowling his slower ones. With the lack of Indian pacers, KKR can bank proudly upon their uncapped star who is set to be a mainstay of their journey in 2019.

#4 Shivam Dubey

Dube represents Mumbai in the domestic circuit

Shivam Dubey has introduced himself to the cricketing world as a counter-attacking fearless batsman, who likes to turn the game on its head in minimum time. He made it to the headlines during the auctions, when Royal Challengers Bangalore bagged him for a whopping INR 5 crores.

With the big strikers like AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Colin de Grandhomme, RCB lack an Indian specialist for that role and this might be a big opportunity for the 25-year-old to make his case, who slammed 5 sixes in an over in a Ranji Trophy game against Baroda.

#3 Varun Chakravarthy

Varun finished TNPL 2018 season with an economy rate of just 4.70

The biggest newsmaker in the IPL auctions this year was the batsman turned mystery spinner, Varun Chakravarthy, who was signed by Kings XI Punjab for a jaw-dropping bid of INR 8.4 crores.

The 27-year-old spinner is known for his seven different variations with the ball, and out of 40 overs that he bowled in Tamil Nadu Premier League, 20.5 were dots as batsmen found it hard to pick him from the hand.

After paying a hefty amount on him, it seems like KXIP has planned to make him a regular feature in their eleven.

#2 Ankit Rajpoot

Rajpoot made his IPL debut in 2013

The Kanpur-born cricketer is one of those seamers who bowls a heavy ball, that is, the deliveries seem to be quicker than anticipated by his built & bowling style. Ankit Rajpoot has played for quite a few years in the IPL, including 3 seasons with Kolkata Knight Riders, but the opportunities remained limited.

It was the last season with Kings XI Punjab, where he got the well-deserved recognition after picking 11 wickets from 8 games, including a memorable 5-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The 25-year-old is equally skillful with the new ball as well as at the death and will play a crucial role to support Andrew Tye & Mohammed Shami.

#1 Krishnappa Gowtham

Gowtham was picked by RR for INR 6.2 crores ahead of 2018 season

For his domestic side, Karnataka, he has been hailed as a T20 specialist, portraying his quality both with the ball and bat. Last year, Krishnappa Gowtham picked 11 wickets & scored 126 lower order runs for Rajasthan Royals.

In fact, the RR squad combination shouts out loud about the routine involvement of the 30-year-old in their expedition, who is expected to lead the spin-attack once again & be the chief support for his franchise.

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