3 bowlers that IPL has given to India in recent times
Indian Premier League's arrival in 2008 made a sudden yet major turnaround in Indian cricket. While there is no denying the fact that IPL affected the whole cricketing world but it's pertinent to say that Indian cricket witnessed the foremost shift.
IPL, last season, completed eleven years of excellence and it surely is getting better with each new edition. Teams outside the subcontinent gained a lot of leverage from the IPL. It helped their players to settle down in the uncommon Asian conditions.
Moreover, IPL assisted a lot of local Indian talent. Playing with the top players of the world upgraded their exposure, making them a success in international cricket. Apart from new faces, it reformed a good number of Indian capped players as well.
In the current band of players, many are the products of IPL. Currently, India's bowling attack looks quite strong, but the case was not the same before the IPL. The tournament has unveiled some top bowlers who are now serving the country.
In this piece, we have found three bowlers that IPL has given to India in recent times,
#3 Washington Sundar
Tamil Nadu born off-spinner, Washington Sundar has been included in India's T20 squad for the Australia tour. The 3-match T20I series is set to begin from November 21st at Gabba. Sundar is the only off-break bowler featuring in the 16-member squad.
The teenager, Sundar like his fellow statesman, R Ashwin made a shift from batting to being an off-spin bowler. He made his international debut on December 2017 against Sri Lanka, though has just played a solitary ODI and 7 T20Is for India so far.
In IPL 2017, he was brought in by the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants and the youngster bowled extremely well in the tourney, steering his team to the finals. He later had a good outing in T20Is as well, having taken 10 wickets in 7 matches at an average of 16.90.
After staying out of the national scene for a long time, Sundar made a comeback a few days back against West Indies. He surely can turn into India's latest off-spin sensation, all thanks to the IPL.