IPL 2019: 3 Players who will have a point to prove
Only a few days are left for the IPL 2019, which is scheduled to commence on March 23. Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to take on each other in the first match of the season.
Over the years, there have been many players who have shot to prominence and also made their debut in international cricket just because of their performance in IPL. On the other hand, there have also been players who were successful at the international stage but could not replicate their international successful in the Indian Premier League.
Here, we take a look at three players who will want prove themselves in IPL 2019.
#3 Mayank Agarwal
The devastating right-hand batsman Mayank Agarwal has been in tremendous form across formats in the last couple of years. He recently made his international debut for India and was very impressive in his debut Test series.
The 28-year-old might have been in great form in domestic cricket, but his performance in IPL has never been up to the mark. In his IPL career, Mayank has scored 938 from 59 innings at a poor average of 16.75 and a strike rate of 124.4. He has crossed the 50-run mark just 3 times.
Considering his potential, these stats are very mediocre. But his numbers in other domestic T20 tournaments are quite impressive. In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he has scored 1382 runs from just 43 innings at an average of 34.55 and strike rate of 136.02 with 111 being his highest score (till February 26, 2019). He has also smashed 12 fifties and 1 hundred.
The destructive right-hand batsman will surely want to improve his numbers in the upcoming edition of IPL by doing well for his franchise Kings XI Punjab.