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IPL 2018: Top 5 bowlers who could decide the title race

We are less than a week away from the start of the Indian Premier League 2018. Preparations are in full swing as franchises get themselves ready for the showdown. Batsmen received most of the attention in the pre-auction retentions and also in the auction. Players like Manish Pandey, KL Rahul, Chris Lynn, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson, and Dinesh Karthik were bought for a huge money.

But, some of the bowlers did attract huge bids this season. Players like Jaydev Unadkat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jofra Archer, and Chris Woakes were bought for a hefty price. As we have seen in the past IPL seasons, teams with the best bowling lineup more often than not, performed well in the tournament.

Dwayne Bravo and Ravichandran Ashwin played a big role in CSK's title-winning campaigns while Sunil Narine did the same for KKR. Mumbai's success in IPL was mainly due to their bowling strength. Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga played a huge role for them.

On that note, let's take a look at the bowlers who could decide the IPL 2018 title race

#5 Kuldeep Yadav

The 23-year-old is in great form at the moment
The 23-year-old is in great form at the moment

Kuldeep Yadav is having a dream 2017/18. The Slow left-arm chinaman bowler from Uttar Pradesh did exceptionally well for the national team this season. With 17 wickets in 6 games, he was the highest wicket-taker in the ODI series during the tour of South Africa.

Three of Kuldeep's weapons are drift, flight, and turn. The 23-year-old can turn the ball both ways, making it really hard for the batsman to pick his variations. He also picked up 12 wickets in IPL 2017 for Kolkatta Knight Riders.

KKR bought him for Rs 5.8 crore, using the Right-to-match card (RTM). With Mitchell Starc out of the competition, Kuldeep Yadav and Sunil Narine will have to play a huge role for Kolkata.

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