The Emerging Players Of IPL 2017

Tiny sparks become mighty flames, a faint lightning turns into a thunder bolt, and as we have witnessed time and again some unknown spirited young men transform into international champions. Every year the IPL introduces us to some exciting talent, players we haven?t seen before, we haven?t witnessed much of their magic and suddenly they come into the limelight and how! Those heart-warming performances impress us so much that these unknowns soon become household names. Here is our list of this year?s emerging stars of the IPL:

6.Mohammed Siraj

He has had very humble beginnings. The son of an auto rickshaw driver, Siraj has been an exciting find in this year?s IPL. Pace seems to come him very effortlessly, though he did bowl a few sloppy overs initially due to nerves. But once he was into his rhythm it was a delight to watch him. He has left all the cricket analysts in awe with the prospect he is.

Best performance: 2-26 v/s KKR

1. Basil Thampi

This 23 year old Gujarat Lions pacer has been very impressive. His numbers don?t tell the entire story and they won?t for in his debut season itself we have witnessed him bowl all the testing overs for his side, he has been a bowler with a big heart. The Kerala pacer has a perfect combination of the in-sliding Yorker, the slower ball and a decent pace all packed up in his kitty.

Best performance: 3-29 v/s MI

1. Rishabh Pant

What do we say about this young man? Just two days after his father?s demise this 19 year old joins his team at the 11 hour and almost takes them home with a gritty 57. And who could forget it when Pant joined hands with Sanju Samson and helped Delhi chase down a mammoth 209 in just 17.3 overs, in the pursuit Rishabh made a mockery of the bowlers scoring a brutal 97 of 43 deliveries. Pant also keeps wickets for the Delhi Daredevils; a knack for playing quick fire innings and hitting big sixes alongside being a wicket keeper has invited a lot of comparisons to the legendary M.S Dhoni.

Best performance: 97 of 43 (9*6 & 6*4) v/s GL

1. Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan though is an international player and represents Afghanistan at the top level; we hadn?t observed much of his heroics. This 18 year old has turned out to be the find of the season. Competing with top international names to be one of the four overseas players in the playing 11, he has come out match winning performances time and again and announced himself in the IPL. He seems to have mastered the art of bowling googlies, foxing top ranked batsmen.

Best performance: 3-19 v/s GL

1. Rahul Tripathi

?Hasn?t he been a revelation for us? Said Steven Smith after a brilliant onslaught by Tripathi helped Pune chase down a humungous total in time and stay alive in the race for the play offs.? He had been shuffled initially but has come up with some outstanding performances. An average of 39.11 with a strike rate of 155.06, Tripathi has amassed 352 runs so far and is one of the top run getters. And if you didn?t know he has a reputation of hitting sixes having had hit six sixes twice in a local tournament.

Best performance:? 93 of 52 (7*6 & 9*4) v/s KKR

1. Nitish Rana

Nitish Rana has been one of the most of the most exciting revelations of the IPL 2017. He was a part of the Mumbai Indians team in the IPL 2016 as well, but went pretty much unnoticed. Come 2017 and Rana has been churning runs consistently. One of the key members of the Mumbai Indians batting line up he has helped the Rohit Sharma led side chase down big totals with ease. This man has taken IPL 2017 by storm, a class act to watch out for.

Best performance: 62* of 34 (7*6 & 0*4) v/s KXIP