IPL 2019: One player from each team who can win the MVP
IPL is still almost two months away but the preparations have already begun. Despite the threat of unavailability of players due to the World Cup looming over, IPL surely won't be short of thrill and excitement.
Even though for a team to do well in the IPL every member of the team has to contribute, there are a few players in every team whose performances have a huge bearing on their team's chances in the tournament.
The best player of the tournament is named the MVP (Most Valuable Player) at the end of the season. Some big names have won the award previously.
Here is the list of past winners -
2008 - Shane Watson (RR)
2009 - Adam Gilchrist (DC)
2010 - Sachin Tendulkar (MI)
2011 - Chris Gayle (RCB)
2012 - Sunil Narine (KKR)
2013 - Shane Watson (RR)
2014 - Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)
2015 - Andre Russell (KKR)
2016 - Virat Kohli (RCB)
2017 - Ben Stokes (RPS)
2018 - Sunil Narine (KKR)
Each team has certain players who are in contention for being the MVP of IPL 2019. Here is the list of one player from each team who can win the title.
#8 Rajasthan Royals- Sanju Samson
With the kind of squad Rajasthan Royals has, they will depend on the overseas players. While Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, and Jofra Archer are undoubtedly match-winners, their availability will be a huge concern for the Royals. In that case, the Indian players will have to step up and one player who is more than capable of doing so is Sanju Samson.
Samson has been rated highly by the cricket pundits and has time and again given a good account of his batting abilities in the IPL by batting confidently against some big names of world cricket. But unfortunately, the hugely talented youngster has struggled for consistency. If the Kerala batsman can work on this particular aspect of his game, he can surely be the MVP of IPL 2019.