In this span of 10 seasons from 2008 to 2017, the Indian Premier League has displayed a few mind boggling catches. Relying on those game changing grips by the players, here we have come up with the list of top ten best T20 players with their heart stopping catches in this era of IPL (2008-2016). Its a real pride for all Indians that apart from all these star foreigners, Indian stunner Suresh Raina has managed to grab the top stand in the table. Lets just walk through this expedition of such fascinating endeavours of players. SURESH RAINA: [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/f156a5f85167e4e36a271bfea4264241-300x200.jpg] Teams- CSK, GL Span- 2008 to 2017 Matches- 157 Catches- 86 Maximum catches in a match- 3 AB DE VILLIERS [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/i-300x169.jpg] Teams- DD, RCB Span- 2008-2016 Matches- 127 Catches-?71 Maximum catches in a match- 3 ROHIT SHARMA [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rohit-catch-abd-ipl10-600-14-1492172187-300x225.jpg]Teams- DC, MI Span- 2008-2017 Matches- 152 Catches- 66 Maximum catches in a match- 3 KIERON POLLARD IPL [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/K-Pollard-300x170.jpg] Teams- MI Span- 2008-2017 Matches- 116 Catches- 66 Maximum catches in a match- 2 DWAYNE BRAVO [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bravo-300x200.jpg] Teams- MI, CSK, GL Span- 2008-2016 Matches- 106 Catches- 60 Maximum catches in a match- 3 VIRAT KOHLI [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/243617-300x200.jpg] Teams- RCB Span- 2008-2017 Matches- 146 Catches- 58 Maximum catches in a match- 2 DAVID WARNER [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/David-Warner1-300x135.jpg]Teams- DD, SRH Span- 2009-2017 Matches- 109 Catches- 50 Maximum catches in a match- 4 SHIKHAR DHAWAN [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dhawan-catch-4-415x246-300x178.jpg]Teams- DC, DD, SRH, MI Span- 2008-2017 Matches- 122 Catches- 48 Maximum catches in a match- 2 MANISH PANDEY [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/i-1-300x169.jpg] Teams- KKR, MI, PWI, RCB Span- 2008-2017 Matches- 99 Catches- 47 Maximum catches in a match- 3 MURALI VIJAY [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/murali-vijay-ipl10-300x191.jpg]Teams– CSK, DD, KXIP Span– 2008-2016 Matches- 100 Catches- 46 Maximum catches in a match- 2 Witnessing such endeavours in player’s account has been a major segment to expand the magic of IPL worldwide. In words of Tommy Henrick- “Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch is a business”. Now, as we experienced a lot of it. it does indeed generate business with the hands of the above record achievers in the purview of griping the balls.

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Rohit Sharma Biography

Rohit Sharma is currently the vice captain of the Indian cricket team. He plays for the Indian team and prior to joining the senior team, he was in India A, India Green,India Under-19s, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association President's XI and the Mumbai Under-19s.

A prolific run-getter, the Hitman, as he is popularly known, is one of the most naturally gifted batsmen in the world.

IPL Career

In terms of IPL experience, he kicked off his career with the Deccan Chargers. From there, he moved to the Mumbai Indians and has remained there ever since. Rohit Sharma gradually worked his way up the ranks. As of now, he is captaining the Mumbai Indians franchise.

The Mumbai Indians have had three IPL triumphs and Sharma has led the side to all three of these triumphs.

Expectations for IPL 2019

Rohit Sharma boasts of a strike rate of 131.01 and a highest score of 109* in 2012. So far, he has amassed 4600 runs in the IPL and is well on his way to 5000.

All eyes will be on him as he leads Mumbai Indians to a potential 4th title. Sharma is said to play the most important role in MI’s road to glory.

In the shorter format, his striking abilities are unparalleled. During his Deccan Chargers stint, Rohit Sharma was one of the most consistent batsmen in the first three IPL seasons. He also played a role in guided the now defunct to to their one and only win in 2009.

From 2011 onwards, he has been instrumental for the Mumbai Indians. Rohit Sharma took over the team’s captaincy a couple of games into the 2013 season and led MI to their maiden IPL title.

The Mumbai Indians had an up and down season in 2018, but will be looking forward to a storming start in their quest to seal a spot in the playoffs. When they do, Rohit Sharma will be right there to see them through.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma Biography Rohit Sharma is currently the vice captain of the Indian cricket team. He plays for the Indian team and prior to joining the senior team, he was in India A, India Green,India Under-19s, Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association President&#8217;s XI and the Mumbai Under-19s. A prolific run-getter, the Hitman, as he is popularly known, is one of the most naturally gifted batsmen in the world. IPL Career In terms of IPL experience, he kicked off his career with the Deccan Chargers. From there, he moved to the Mumbai Indians and has remained there ever since. Rohit Sharma gradually worked his way up the ranks. As of now, he is captaining the Mumbai Indians franchise. The Mumbai Indians have had three IPL triumphs and Sharma has led the side to all three of these triumphs. Expectations for IPL 2019 Rohit Sharma boasts of a strike rate of 131.01 and a highest score of 109* in 2012. So far, he has amassed 4600 runs in the IPL and is well on his way to 5000. All eyes will be on him as he leads Mumbai Indians to a potential 4th title. Sharma is said to play the most important role in MI’s road to glory. In the shorter format, his striking abilities are unparalleled. During his Deccan Chargers stint, Rohit Sharma was one of the most consistent batsmen in the first three IPL seasons. He also played a role in guided the now defunct to to their one and only win in 2009. From 2011 onwards, he has been instrumental for the Mumbai Indians. Rohit Sharma took over the team’s captaincy a couple of games into the 2013 season and led MI to their maiden IPL title. The Mumbai Indians had an up and down season in 2018, but will be looking forward to a storming start in their quest to seal a spot in the playoffs. When they do, Rohit Sharma will be right there to see them through.

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Shikhar Dhawan Biography

33-year old Shikhar Dhawan is currently seen as the star player for Delhi Capitals. The Delhi-born man was one of the key players for the national team. Shikhar Dhawan's records include, the fastest ever debut century.

He first made his mark on the Indian team in 2010 with the ODI squad. A year later, he was drafted into the Two team, and finally, the Test team in 2013.

Shikhar Dhawan's ranking is 50th in Tests, 12 in ODIs and 17 in T20 cricket.

IPL Career

He was quite an expensive man during the IPL 2019 auction. In fact, Shikhar Dhawan's auction price in 2018 was Rs 5.2 crore. Kings XI Punjab won the bid, but the Sunrisers used their Right to Match card and reclaimed him.

Shikhar Dhawan's IPL career actually kicked off with the then Delhi Daredevils. Then, in seasons 2 and 3, he became a Mumbai paltan before moving to the Deccan Chargers for IPL 4.

After the Deccan Chargers folded, he was drafted into the newly-formed Sunrisers Hyderabad. As an added bonus, he even captained the side, although it only lasted a year.

He would remain with the Sunrisers right up till 2018, before a return to Delhi in a trade deal.

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Shikhar Dhawan's batting prowess in well-known and he can be deadly, especially when playing as an opener.

The Delhi team are undoubtedly lucky to acquire his services and he will be a valuable asset to them.

He does have one triumph under his belt, in helping skipper David Warner guide the Sunrisers to glory. The team actually managed to win the IPL crown in 2016, owing to Dhawan's performance with the willow playing a prominent role.

In last year's IPL, they were agonisingly close as they lost to Chennai Super Kings in the final.

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan Biography 33-year old Shikhar Dhawan is currently seen as the star player for Delhi Capitals. The Delhi-born man was one of the key players for the national team. Shikhar Dhawan&#8217;s records include, the fastest ever debut century. He first made his mark on the Indian team in 2010 with the ODI squad. A year later, he was drafted into the Two team, and finally, the Test team in 2013. Shikhar Dhawan&#8217;s ranking is 50th in Tests, 12 in ODIs and 17 in T20 cricket. IPL Career He was quite an expensive man during the IPL 2019 auction. In fact, Shikhar Dhawan&#8217;s auction price in 2018 was Rs 5.2 crore. Kings XI Punjab won the bid, but the Sunrisers used their Right to Match card and reclaimed him. Shikhar Dhawan&#8217;s IPL career actually kicked off with the then Delhi Daredevils. Then, in seasons 2 and 3, he became a Mumbai paltan before moving to the Deccan Chargers for IPL 4. After the Deccan Chargers folded, he was drafted into the newly-formed Sunrisers Hyderabad. As an added bonus, he even captained the side, although it only lasted a year. He would remain with the Sunrisers right up till 2018, before a return to Delhi in a trade deal. Expectations for IPL 2019 Shikhar Dhawan&#8217;s batting prowess in well-known and he can be deadly, especially when playing as an opener. The Delhi team are undoubtedly lucky to acquire his services and he will be a valuable asset to them. He does have one triumph under his belt, in helping skipper David Warner guide the Sunrisers to glory. The team actually managed to win the IPL crown in 2016, owing to Dhawan&#8217;s performance with the willow playing a prominent role. In last year&#8217;s IPL, they were agonisingly close as they lost to Chennai Super Kings in the final.

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Suresh Raina Biography

Suresh Raina is regarded as one of India's finest T20 batsmen. He stormed into the international scene during the Greg Chappell era. However, after a blistering start, his form dipped over the next year. Then, injury struck so his career was paused in the latter part of the 2007 season.

But it was the IPL that helped revive his career from the ashes. Suresh Raina cemented his spot as a capable finisher for the side, often chipping in with priceless cameos apart from getting the sizable knocks.

A big example of Raina's big match temperament was the way he chipped in during the 2011 quarterfinal against Australia and then the semifinal against Pakistan. Both were cameos statistically but were worth its weight in gold.

Raina was the first Indian player to hold a century in all three formats of the game and although red-ball cricket wasn't his cup of tea, his contributions in the other formats were valuable to Indian cricket. There has always been immense criticism about his short ball Achilles heel in limited-overs cricket, but it does not qualify as a flaw.

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Time away from the Indian team wasn't good for Raina as he wasn't quite able to make the runs in domestic cricket. He still played T20Is although he found himself strangely dropped from there as well, ironically after a Man of the Match performance against England in early 2017.

After a really lean patch, Raina shone in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament, in early 2018 and earned himself a recall to the Indian side for the T20 series in South Africa. He did decently well in South Africa, which pressed the selectors persisted with him for the Nidahas Trophy and the England tour. However, he was not picked for the national side after that due to not-so-great fitness levels and others grabbing opportunities. This meant he was out of the reckoning for the 2019 World Cup as well.

IPL Career

Raina was the backbone of Chennai Super Kings' success. His dashing left-hand style of play at No. 3 gave CSK the luxury to attack at will with a lot of firepower left down the order. The fact that he is currently the highest run-getter in the history of IPL. It explains the importance of Raina's contribution to the side.

The lofted straight drive (or hitting in the V) is a shot fans savour to watch as he audaciously plays without fear in a tournament like IPL. He recorded his highest-score in IPL - 100 not out against Kings XI Punjab in 2013 in Chennai, but his blitzkrieg (87 runs off just 25 balls) against KXIP in Qualifier 2 in 2015 standouts amongst all of his IPL performances.

Raina also bowls very useful right-arm off spin and was often used by Dhoni when he had to look for breakthroughs or try something different. However, he has not been bowling of late with many other options being available for the captain. When CSK faced a two-year exile after the 2015 season, Raina captained the temporary franchise Gujarat Lions as well. When CSK returned from the hiatus, he was one of the three players retained by the franchise . He has been one of the greats in IPL history, referred fondly as 'Mr.IPL' due to his dominance in the tournament, where he has scored in excess of 400 runs every year, barring two seasons.

Expectations for IPL 2019

Suresh Raina is an excellent player and will be a key weapon for CSK's 4th IPL title.

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina Biography Suresh Raina is regarded as one of India&#8217;s finest T20 batsmen. He stormed into the international scene during the Greg Chappell era. However, after a blistering start, his form dipped over the next year. Then, injury struck so his career was paused in the latter part of the 2007 season. But it was the IPL that helped revive his career from the ashes. Suresh Raina cemented his spot as a capable finisher for the side, often chipping in with priceless cameos apart from getting the sizable knocks. A big example of Raina&#8217;s big match temperament was the way he chipped in during the 2011 quarterfinal against Australia and then the semifinal against Pakistan. Both were cameos statistically but were worth its weight in gold. Raina was the first Indian player to hold a century in all three formats of the game and although red-ball cricket wasn&#8217;t his cup of tea, his contributions in the other formats were valuable to Indian cricket. There has always been immense criticism about his short ball Achilles heel in limited-overs cricket, but it does not qualify as a flaw. Time away from the Indian team wasn&#8217;t good for Raina as he wasn&#8217;t quite able to make the runs in domestic cricket. He still played T20Is although he found himself strangely dropped from there as well, ironically after a Man of the Match performance against England in early 2017. After a really lean patch, Raina shone in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India&#8217;s domestic T20 tournament, in early 2018 and earned himself a recall to the Indian side for the T20 series in South Africa. He did decently well in South Africa, which pressed the selectors persisted with him for the Nidahas Trophy and the England tour. However, he was not picked for the national side after that due to not-so-great fitness levels and others grabbing opportunities. This meant he was out of the reckoning for the 2019 World Cup as well. IPL Career Raina was the backbone of Chennai Super Kings&#8217; success. His dashing left-hand style of play at No. 3 gave CSK the luxury to attack at will with a lot of firepower left down the order. The fact that he is currently the highest run-getter in the history of IPL. It explains the importance of Raina&#8217;s contribution to the side. The lofted straight drive (or hitting in the V) is a shot fans savour to watch as he audaciously plays without fear in a tournament like IPL. He recorded his highest-score in IPL &#8211; 100 not out against Kings XI Punjab in 2013 in Chennai, but his blitzkrieg (87 runs off just 25 balls) against KXIP in Qualifier 2 in 2015 standouts amongst all of his IPL performances. Raina also bowls very useful right-arm off spin and was often used by Dhoni when he had to look for breakthroughs or try something different. However, he has not been bowling of late with many other options being available for the captain. When CSK faced a two-year exile after the 2015 season, Raina captained the temporary franchise Gujarat Lions as well. When CSK returned from the hiatus, he was one of the three players retained by the franchise . He has been one of the greats in IPL history, referred fondly as &#8216;Mr.IPL&#8217; due to his dominance in the tournament, where he has scored in excess of 400 runs every year, barring two seasons. Expectations for IPL 2019 Suresh Raina is an excellent player and will be a key weapon for CSK&#8217;s 4th IPL title.

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Profile

Virat Kohli has had an impressive career since making his debut in the Indian team in 2008. He first broke into the national side in ODIs, soon followed by a 2010 debut in T20s and a Test debut in 2011.

Since then, his rise has been meteoric and he eventually took the mantle of India captain from MS Dhoni. ODI captaincy was up first in 2013, followed by Test captaincy when MS Dhoni announced his retirement in 2014. Finally, Virat Kohli was appointed T20 skipper in 2017.

IPL Career

Virat Kohli made his IPL debut back in 2008 itself for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then, he has remained in the team all these years.

After an average debut season, his form picked up in subsequent years. For two straight seasons, he was in the top 3 of highest run-scorers in IPL.

In 2011, he was promoted to vice captain and even took over as skipper when regular, Daniel Vettori was injured. When the latter retired in 2013, Kohli took the mantle of RCB captain, and has led the side ever since.

Now, for IPL 2019, Virat Kohli heads into the new season as the captain once again.

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Expectations for IPL 2019

With regard to expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the team. For years, they have always been so close and yet so far. On paper, RCB have had the strongest batting line-up of all other teams, yet, they have failed to deliver time and again.

Between 2011 and 2017, RCB boasted of the deadliest batting line-up. To be precise, joining Virat Kohli was South Africa's AB de Villiers and West Indian giant, Chris Gayle.

Inspite of this, and Gayle smashing a few centuries here and there, RCB almost always bottled the job.

So, will the 2019 season be any different? Can captain Virat Kohli inspire his men to rally forth into victory? Or will Virat Kohli and the RCB squad succumb to defeat yet again, as was the case all these years?

Virat Kohli

Profile Virat Kohli has had an impressive career since making his debut in the Indian team in 2008. He first broke into the national side in ODIs, soon followed by a 2010 debut in T20s and a Test debut in 2011. Since then, his rise has been meteoric and he eventually took the mantle of India captain from MS Dhoni. ODI captaincy was up first in 2013, followed by Test captaincy when MS Dhoni announced his retirement in 2014. Finally, Virat Kohli was appointed T20 skipper in 2017. IPL Career Virat Kohli made his IPL debut back in 2008 itself for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then, he has remained in the team all these years. After an average debut season, his form picked up in subsequent years. For two straight seasons, he was in the top 3 of highest run-scorers in IPL. In 2011, he was promoted to vice captain and even took over as skipper when regular, Daniel Vettori was injured. When the latter retired in 2013, Kohli took the mantle of RCB captain, and has led the side ever since. Now, for IPL 2019, Virat Kohli heads into the new season as the captain once again. Expectations for IPL 2019 With regard to expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the team. For years, they have always been so close and yet so far. On paper, RCB have had the strongest batting line-up of all other teams, yet, they have failed to deliver time and again. Between 2011 and 2017, RCB boasted of the deadliest batting line-up. To be precise, joining Virat Kohli was South Africa&#8217;s AB de Villiers and West Indian giant, Chris Gayle. Inspite of this, and Gayle smashing a few centuries here and there, RCB almost always bottled the job. So, will the 2019 season be any different? Can captain Virat Kohli inspire his men to rally forth into victory? Or will Virat Kohli and the RCB squad succumb to defeat yet again, as was the case all these years?

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