IPL 2019: Four debutants to look forward to
The platform where the talent meets opportunity is back to groom some more future cricketing stars. The hype has been around the Cricket World Cup 2019 and rightly so. However, IPL still is the heart and soul of many cricketing fans across the globe.
There were a few good updates and few bad ones prior to the beginning of the tournament. The good one being that the IPL 2019 will take place in India and the bad one was that some major international stars will be missing the entire or a considerable portion of the tournament.
Having said that, in T20 cricket, players come out of the blue. The players who are least expected to win you games may turn out to be the eventual heroes. That's what the IPL is all about. Hence, teams are always keen to keep a close eye on some newbies.
This year too, the franchises have picked up some interesting players who will be playing their first-ever IPL. So let's have a look at the four new buys to look forward to seeing in action.
#1 Sam Curran (England) by Kings XI Punjab for ₹7.2 crore
Indian cricket fans must have fond memories of Sam Curran from the last year's tour of England where he proved to be a nemesis for the visitors. He was always there and thereabout to haunt the Indians. He is young and fiery. He has got an amazing knack of picking up crucial wickets of top-order batsmen with his swinging balls and also to take the game away from the opposition by scoring some crucial runs with the bat.
He's a real talent and he has shown that. However, his performances have come largely with the red ball only. He's a bit one-dimensional with the ball so when it does not swing, he looks a little flat. Also, he is yet to show his power game with the bat at the death against quality T20 bowlers. Hence, he has got a lot to promise but a lot to prove yet.