IPL 2019: Most Belligerent Batsmen From Each Team
IPL 2019 is right around the corner to enthral the fans with a series of big hitters lining up for the 8 different IPL teams. Most of the teams have retained their core group of players as well as including a few big hitters from the 2019 IPL auction into their squad.
Before the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League begins, let us get an idea about who have been the most explosive players for each IPL team based on their strike rates from the previous edition of the IPL. Strike rates for players who have scored a minimum of 100 runs in the last IPL only are considered.
Let us see who the most destructive players from each IPL team are, as we rank them based on their Strike rates.
# 8 Vijay Shankar - Sunrisers Hyderabad
Batting Strike Rate in the last IPL – 143.24
Vijay Shankar played the last IPL with Delhi and was traded to Sunrisers Hyderabad for this season along with Abhishek Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem in lieu of Shikhar Dhawan. Vijay Shankar was influential in the lower middle order as a finisher scoring 212 runs at an average of 53.00.
When it comes to strike rate, Vijay Shankar is one notch above Kane Williamson who has a strike rate of 142.44 at an average of 52.50. With Kane Williamson performing at the top of the order and Vijay Shankar showing his hitting prowess in the lower order, Sunrisers can hope to perform well in the upcoming IPL 2019.
Overall the trade sealed by Sunrisers Hyderabad to get 2 allrounders who can be finishers and a specialist Indian spinner seems to have added balance to the side for IPL 2019.
Among the 8 IPL teams, Vijay Shankar playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad has the 8th best Strike rate and is at No.8 in our list.