IPL 2015: Team of the week (April 8 to 12)

Indian Premier League has graduated into its eighth season and has added few more big names to the gala. The first week saw seven matches fought keenly among all the eight franchises. As has been customary, the not-so-prominent names stole the thunder from the big wigs in the first week itself; while some of the heavyweights proved why they are the most followed cricketers in the shorter format.Though all the season’s costly buys are yet to announce their arrival, nevertheless IPL 8 has announced itself to fans in a rousing fashion. Here’s a look at the top performers from the previous week and the best eleven that can be picked from them.

#1 Brendon McCullum- CSK

Carrying on from where he left off in the World Cup’15, Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum scored his second IPL T20 century on Saturday against SRH playing for CSK. He gave the viewers memories of his knock of 158* in the inaugural IPL match in 2008. 

Despite his first outing resulting in only 4 runs, in CSK’s second match, the right-handed opener assaulted the SRH bowlers with a 56-ball 100 which included 9 maximums into the stands. He became the first man to reach the three-figure mark this season, and by doing so helped CSK register their second win, by 45 runs.