IPL 2018 : 5 Key Indian players for the Rajasthan Royals
IPL 2018 will witness the return of two popular franchises -The Rajasthan Royals and The Chennai Super Kings after a hiatus of two years. Cricket enthusiasts are intrigued by the prospect of watching them play as they are known to play a refreshing brand of cricket in the league.
Rajasthan Royals emphatically won the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. The franchise is known to invest quite heavily in young Indian talent and this has been the feature of their campaign in every edition of the IPL that they have been a part of.
However, in the player auction for this year's IPL, we saw a change in approach from the management of the Royals. They went all out to sign some big-name foreign players at a hefty price.
Still, they have a quality bunch of Indian players in their squad for IPL 2018 who, on their day, can win matches on their own. Here, we look at five such players :
#1 Jaydev Unadkat
Jaydev Unadkat is one of the most improved players in recent times. He has added many dimensions to his bowling and is quite deceptive with all his variations. He impressed one and all with his performances in IPL 2017 for the Pune outfit.
He displayed immense calmness under high-pressure situations and also took wickets at crucial stages. These stellar performances earned him a lucrative contract with the Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2018 as the franchise bought him for a staggering amount of Rs 11.5 crore.
Unadkat will be extremely crucial for the Royals as he is a seasoned T20 bowler and his variations will be handy to stem the flow of runs. He can also be useful with the new ball by picking up some early wickets.
He has played 47 games so far in the IPL and has 56 wickets to his name at an economy rate of 8.00 runs per over. He has best figures of five wickets for 25 runs which shows that he is a wicket taker as well.