Starting on 19 September, the thrill of IPL-2020 will be at its peak and the players on the field will put a series of records in the race to prove themselves better than each other. Let’s have a look at 5 Indian batsmen who can thrill fans with their best performance this year:
- Virat Kohli- Virat Kohli is desperate to make his team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) champions for the first time. Royal Challengers has reached the finals three times in the history of this tournament, but so far they are failed to lift a single trophy and only emerged as the runners-up for the three times. In the last IPL season, Kohli had scored 464 runs in 14 matches at an average of 33.14, including a century and 2 half-centuries, where his best score was 100 runs.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni- After retiring from international cricket, Dhoni is ready to explode in IPL 2020 without any pressure. Chennai Super Kings captain Dhoni had scored 416 runs in 15 matches at an average of 83.20 in the last IPL season, including 3 fifties. During this time, his best score was 84 not out against the RCB.
- Rishabh Pant- Recently, Rishabh Pant’s performance as a wicket-keeper batsman for Team India was disappointing, but in this IPL, Pant would like to return back into the form and embrace his performance. Rishabh Pant, the young batsman of Delhi Capitals, scored 488 runs in 16 matches at an average of 37.53 in the last IPL season, including 3 fifties. During this time, his best score was 78 not out.
- KL Rahul- Kings XI Punjab team captain KL Rahul will put full emphasis to make his team champions for the first time. KL Rahul has performed brilliantly since taking over the wicketkeeping charge for Team India, which he would like to repeat the same in the IPL as well. The Punjab star batsman had scored 593 runs in 14 matches at an average of 53.90 in the last IPL season, which included one century and 6 fifties. During this time, his best score was 100 not out. He was also among the top 5 scorers of the season.
- Rohit Sharma- Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is all set for this IPL season to kick-off after being away from cricket for a long time. In the last IPL season, Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians to their fourth title victory. Rohit Sharma had scored 405 runs in 15 matches at an average of 28.92 in the last IPL season, including 2 fifties. During this, his best score was 67 runs.