IPL 2019: 'X-factor' players in each team
The Indian Premier League enters its 12th edition in 2019, and as always there will be some surprises in store for us this time around as well, as it has been over the last 11 years.
While the consistent players are important to any team especially in a long tournament like IPL, it is those X-factor players that can change the outcome of the match.
X-factor player is the one that will energize a team when the team is lacking, the player that will score a crucial boundary when the game is on the line or take a wicket or two to turn the game when the opposition seems to be cruising to the victory.
So, the X-factor wouldn’t necessarily be a guy like Dinesh Karthik, who is the leader of the team. The X factor would be his teammate, Andre Russell. He doesn’t dominate in scoring, wicket-taking, etc. but when the game is on the line, he seemingly does whatever is needed to win the basketball game. Whether it is hitting a big shot, taking a crucial wicket, or making an excellent dive on the boundary.
#8 Delhi Capitals - Chris Morris
Probably one of the most underrated match-winner of this current generation will be the X-factor for Delhi Capitals in the tournament to follow.
One of the major reason for Delhi's horrible season in 2017 was the absence of their premier game changer for the most part of the league matches. Capitals found it difficult to find the right combination throughout the season, but with Chris Morris returning one can expect the fortune to change for the team in red, and blue.
In the 52 matches that Morris has played in IPL, he has scored close to 500 runs at a strike rate of 166.66 and has taken 56 wickets with a decent economy rate of 7.75.