IPL 2019: One relatively unknown player from each team who can shine

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Varun Chakravarthy in action for the Siechem Madurai Panthers in the TNPL
Varun Chakravarthy in action for the Siechem Madurai Panthers in the TNPL

#2- Delhi Capitals: Sherfane Rutherford

Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders - 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Tournament
Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders - 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Tournament

The West-Indian batsman was a great pick for the Delhi Capitals who had a great time at the auction. He will be familiar to those who followed the Caribbean Premier League or the T10 League but for others, he's an unknown entity.

He has the most chance of getting chances in this talent-filled Delhi side. A perfect replacement for someone like Maxwell, Rutherford is a big hitter, handy with the ball, and is filled with energy on the field. The 20 year old might become a sensation as the season progresses and enough chances provided to him.

#3- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Prayas Ray Burman

Shivam Dube, the big-hitting Mumbai all-rounder bagged 5 Crore from the RCB camp while Shimron Hetmyer bagged 4.2 Crore. While these players are known entities, there was one signing which surprised most people. It was that of Prayas Ray Burman, the 16 year old leg spinner.

Prayas Ray Barman is a leg-spinner from Bengal and is almost certain of getting chances this time around. With Yuzvendra Chahal being the only better option, Prayas can be a replacement for him. Virat Kohli, who was concerned about the fitness about the Indian main players, is the captain of this team and will want to rest him if the RCB are in a good position. Thus, Prayas can make it big in a very experienced RCB camp.


#4- Kolkata Knight Riders: Joe Denly and Harry Gurney

Joe Denly, the England opening batsman can be the perfect replacement for someone like Chris Lynn. A clever batsman who can accelerate when required and is similar to someone like Jonny Bairstow or Alex Hales, he was a smart buy for an amount of 1 Crore. He bowls valuable leg spin and picked up a Man of the Match award playing for the national side in a T20 match against Sri Lanka where he picked up 5 wickets.

Harry Gurney has tons of experience bowling in T20s and has picked up 132 wickets in 114 matches with a good economy of 7.77 and average of 22.89. Gurney can shine if given chances along with Lockie Ferguson and justify KKR's decision to go for relatively unknown players.


#5- Mumbai Indians: Anmolpreet Singh

Anmolpreet Singh was signed by the Mumbai Indians for 80 Lakh and has a lot of chances of becoming the next youth product to come from the team.

He had a great Vijay Hazare Trophy where he scored 314 runs in 3 matches with 2 centuries and had a good outing for the India A side as well. The young Punjab batsman can shine if given chances at the top of the order and in case the team wants to rest players.

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