IPL 2019: Best uncapped player from each team

Every year there is a buzz and excitement around the newer upcoming uncapped players from India. This is mainly because these uncapped players can be surprise package who could amaze other teams as very few would have known about them and then there are some who are already in the limelight like Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi and few of our U-19 superstars.

It is very important for any team to have a good bunch of those uncapped players not only for any lone season but also as an investment for future seasons and they need to well groomed under the guidance of senior players. Today in this article we are going to analyze the best-uncapped players from each IPL team.

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#8 Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings was in the news last season because most of their players were above the age of 30 and was ruled out by many to win the tournament but they amazed everyone and went on to lift the trophy. When it comes to the uncapped players, this team has a very few to offer in the coming season.

Though in the past many uncapped players who played for Chennai Super Kings went on to play for India, like Ravi Ashwin, Sudeep Tyagi, Mohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, and some others but from the last season in which the team made the comeback after two years of suspension it seems they have a change in their strategy.

Now let's take a look at the uncapped players in their squad and have brief look at them.

Uncapped Players: Chaitanya Bishnoi, Dhruv Shorey, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif and Monu Kumar.

Dhruv Shorey made his debut in the Ranji in 2015. He is now a dependable batsman for his state team. He was picked by CSK last year and even got a game against the RCB but failed to impress much.

KM Asif played three matches for CSK last year

KM Asif is probably the only uncapped player who may get enough opportunity in this year's IPL as he has a quite a good pace in his bowling. He played in two matches for the CSK last year and was able to pick up three wickets.

#7 Delhi Capitals

Delhi, the IPL team which changes its team every year. You could just not associate any player with this team. Every year there is a new squad. Delhi this year has the team which has many young players and quite a lot of uncapped players.

Uncapped Players: Manjot Kalra, Avesh Khan, Ankush Bains, Jalaj Saxena, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, B Ayyappa, and Nathu Singh

Manjot Kalra scored an unbeaten 101* against Australia in the finals of U-19 World Cup

Manjot Kalra was part of the U-19 World Cup winning squad in 2018. He scored an unbeaten century in the finals which helped the India side to win the tournament in a grand style. Manjot is definitely an exciting prospect to look forward too in a long run.

He has a great stroke-making ability in himself. He was picked up last year by the Delhi side but did not get a game. He might be expecting a game this year as his U-19 teammate Prithvi Shaw is out of action for four months. So there is a great chance for him to open the innings with Shikhar Dhawan. Let us hope that he can make this opportunity count.

#6 Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab is a team which has never been able to showcase a great performance for the whole tournament apart from one or two seasons. This year also Punjab bought a lot of talent in the auction. They bought as many as 13 players in the auction and also the most expensive player of the auction this time.

Uncapped Player: Simran Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Harpreet Byar, Agnivesh Ayachi, D Nalkande, Varun Chakaravarthy, M Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, and Ankit Rajpoot.

Varun bowled with an economy of 4.7 in TNPL

Varun Chakaravarthy is the player about whom everyone wanted to know after the auctions this year. He rose to fame with his strong performances in TNPL. He was the most expensive player with a price tag of INR 8.4 Crores.

He is known for his mystery spin bowling and has a lot of variations in his bag. He also took forward his success in the TNPL to the Vijay Hazare trophy where he picked up 22 wickets in the tournament while playing for Tamil Nadu. Varun will play alongside some great spin bowlers in the likes of R Ashwin and Mujeeb ur Rahman.

#5 Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders picked up a lot of youngsters last year in the auction and everyone reacted by saying that KKR has not picked up good enough players to get through the tournament, but at the end of the season KKR was looking quite a formidable team.

KKR has in past also invested in a lot of youngsters and those youngsters also stood up to the occasion. They depend a lot on these youngsters to perform well and they also back them throughout the tournament.

Uncapped Player: Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Nikhil Naik, Rinku Singh, S Mundhe, Nitish Rana, Prithviraj Yarra, and Prasidh Krishna.

Shubman Gill scored a double century against Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy

Shubman Gill, the young rising star who many say might be the next big thing in Indian Cricket. Shubman Gill impressed everyone with his batting performance in the U-19 World Cup in 2018 and also won the Player of the Series award for his excellent batting display throughout the tournament.

Since then he never looked back. He is currently the leading run scorer for Punjab in the Ranji trophy. He has played very well in the tournament. He got a very few chances in the IPL last season but the KKR management might be ready to give him greater responsibility this year. He is pushing hard for the Indian team and a great IPL season can get him there.

#4 Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians, the team which has given the Indian team its best bowler in Jasprit Bumrah and also the allrounders in Krunal and Hardik Pandya. Mumbai Indians would want to continue the same tradition in the coming years.

Mumbai has the right mentoring and perhaps with some of the greatest cricketing minds in their support staff to mentor the young players coming through the ranks. There are as many as ten uncapped players in the MI squad.

Uncapped Players: Anmolpreet Singh, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, P Jaswal, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, and Rasikh Dhar.

Mayank took three wickets in his debut IPL match

Mayank Markande had his dream debut in the IPL last year. He picked up three wickets in the match which also included the wicket of MS Dhoni. Markande is another wrist spinner who is coming good and in the short time span of his List-A career has impressed many.

In the five first-class matches that he has played, he has picked up 25 wickets with an impressive strike rate of 45.3. Mayank would be looking forward to contributing for MI this seasons.

#3 Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals who won the inaugural season of the IPL with great contributions of uncapped young Indian players has now almost forgotten how to develop and nurture young talents. This might be due to the leadership that they have had.

The Royals which developed some good young players had Shane Warne and Rahul Dravid as their leaders. Though they have a lot of young players in the squad, very few look promising enough to have a long career for them.

Uncapped Players: Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Prashant Chopra, Rahul Tripathi, Riyan Parag, S Ranjane, Shashank Singh, Krisnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomrar, and Sudhesan Midhun.

Gowtham helped Rajasthan Royals last season to win matches with his all-round show

Krishnappa Gowtham plays for Karnataka in the domestic tournaments. He has shown in the last season that he can be a useful allrounder. He has the game to hit the long ball. He is considered to be a very smart cricketer. He can be very useful in the lower order as a batsman. He can also contribute to the team with his off-spin bowling. He will play a crucial role for the Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming season of IPL.

#2 Royal Challengers Bangalore

The team which has had some great batting lineup for the last many years but has been kept from winning the trophy. The IPL trophy is the championship for which Virat Kohli has often looked desperate to win it. RCB in the past had some great hitters like Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum in their team but they were not able to make RCB win the tournament.

This time RCB has gone with a slightly different approach and had tried to build a balanced side rather than building a batsman heavy side. They have roped in some good bowlers and all-rounders in their squad. They also bought the second most expensive uncapped player this year in the auction.

Uncapped Players: Himmat Singh, D Padikkal, A Nath, P Barman, Shivam Dube, Milind Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh, Navdeep Saini, and Kulwant Khejroliya.

Shivam Dube has smacked five sixes in an over twice in short career

The name which had started to make the noise even before the auctions was that of Shivam Dube. The young player from Mumbai impressed everyone with his clean hitting of the ball. He looks quite identical to Yuvraj Singh when batting. RCB would be hoping for him to come good this season. Shivam Dube also brings the balance to side as he can also chip in with a couple of overs of his medium pace bowling.

#1 Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad is one of the franchises where many young players would want to go because they had some very humble and great legends in their dugout. An opportunity to get mentored by the likes of VVS Laxman and Muttiah Muralitharan can not only be a great help in their career but they can also learn a lot of things from as a person.

Sunrisers bought only three players this time at the auction as they already had a settled squad. They did not buy any uncapped players this time but have a few in the squad from previous editions of the IPL.

Uncapped Players: Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, T Natrajan, and Basil Thampi.

Deepak Hooda will be looking forward to making good contributions for the side

Deepak Hooda wowed many with his ability to clear the fence with ease. He currently plays for Baroda in the Ranji Trophy. He can also be useful with his part-time off-spin. Deepak Hooda was also the part of SRH when they won the title in 2016.

He made some very useful contribution in the lower order. He got the call from the national side in Nidahas Trophy but did not get to feature in the playing XI. He would like to make some good contributions this time also.