IPL 2019: Five young players to watch out 

Every year in IPL there are some players who rise up to the occasion and make their presence count on the big stage with some great performances during the season. IPL has always welcome such talents. Many players take IPL as an opportunity to stand out to the selectors. Some players in the past such as Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and many more were able to make their place in the Indian side with their strong performances over the years.

There are many young players who are looking forward to making a mark at IPL 2019. Many players perform well in their domestic seasons but performing well in the IPL sends out a strong message that they are ready for the big stage and should be considered for the national duty. In this article, we are going to take a look at 5 players who can rise up to the occasion and knock on the door of their international side.

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#5 Anrich Nortje

Very few would have heard this name in India and also in the world. He is not someone who is famous around the world or is playing T20 leagues around the world. Anrich Nortje is a Right Arm Fast bowler who plays for Cape Town Blitz in Mzansi Super League 2018.

Although he was bought at his base price of 20 Lakhs INR by the Kolkata Knight Riders he might be the one player who could shine in the IPL 2019. He has just played 6 T20 matches so far only but has impressed many legends of the game. He has earned praise from Dale Steyn and Ashwell Prince. In the six T20 matches that he has participated in, he has taken 19 wickets with a great economy of just 6.47runs per over. He also has a great first class record with 162 wickets in 47 matches. The KKR coach, Jacques Kallis could be the mind behind KKR buying him in the IPL Auction this year.

#4 Oshane Thomas

Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots - 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Tournament

Oshane Thomas impressed everyone with his raw pace in the CPL this year. Chris Gayle was mighty impressed by the young fellow. Oshane is someone who brings back the memory of good old West Indies days when they great fast bowlers. He was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for 1.1 Crores INR at the auctions. He is someone who can consistently touch the 150 kph mark. He also made his international debut this year against India at Guhawati when the West Indies team toured India.

Thomas plays for Jamaica Tallawahs in the CPL. He was the second highest wicket-taker in CPL this season. He is a very young bowler and definitely is a very good prospect for any team that he plays for in the future. He might be firepower that the Rajasthan Royals require in their bowling line up as they do not have anyone who can bowl with such an amazing pace.

#3 Varun Chakravarty

Varun Chakravarthy, another mystery spinner who might become the IPL star

The man who went for the maximum bucks in this season's IPL auction. Varun was bought by Kings XI Punjab for a price of 8.4 Crores INR. Varun is another mystery spinner who will take part in the IPL next season. IPL has thrown many mystery spinners in the ring but very few have been able to survive the heat of IPL.

Varun who made his name with the strong performances in Tamil Nadu Premier League can be the X-factor for the Kings XI Punjab franchise this season and might help them to reverse their fortunes. Varun while playing for Madurai in TNPL picked up 9 wickets in 10 matches but the most important thing was his economy rate of only 4.7 runs per over.

He also made his debut for Tamil Nadu this season. He picked up 22 wickets in the Vijay Hazare trophy this year. He is also the part of current Ranji squad for Tamil Nadu.

Kings XI Punjab now has a strong set of spinners in Ravi Ashwin, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin and Varun in the squad. To be honest it will very difficult for him to even get a look in every match as R Ashwin and Mujeeb will definitely their first choice spinners. Let us see how this young mystery spinner performs this year. It will be very exciting to watch him.

#2 Shivam Dube

Shivam Dube brings the right balance in the RCB side with his all-round skills

Shivam Dube was a player about whom everyone was sure that he will gain quite a considerable amount of attention in this year's IPL auction and rightly so many teams did try to buy him. Royal Challengers Bangalore had the final laugh. He brings balance to the side as he can hit the long ball and also pick wickets for his side.

He plays for Mumbai in the Ranji trophy. Just before the IPL auctions, he slammed 5 sixes off 5 balls which helped him to get a price of 5 Crores INR. Earlier he has also hit Pravin Tambe for 5 sizes in 5 balls. In the Ranji season this year he has scored 454 runs and has taken 21 wickets. If Dube can put in a great IPL performance this year he can put pressure on Hardik Pandya as there are very few quality seaming allrounders in India and Dube is definitely one of them.

#1 Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill would want to make a strong case for the Indian side by performing well in the IPL 2019

Shubman Gill is one of the players who is being talked about in India these days. Gill is already a name who every cricket followers know about. He was the man of the tournament in the 2018 U-19 World Cup. Gill has been pilling up runs the domestic matches this season. Gill scored a double century while playing for Punjab and scored another century in the very next match in the Ranji Trophy this season. He is definitely a talent that will play for Indian Cricket Team in the future.

Last year he did not get as much opportunity to bat for the KKR side as he played low down the order but this year he will definitely be given much more responsibility in the KKR side to showcase his talent. He would want to make an impact this season in the IPL to make sure that he is in the eyes of the selection committee of the national team.