IPL is perhaps the most-watched and expected T20 cricket event globally, with the brand recognition of $4.7 billion, up 7% from last year. However, since its inception, the IPL has been surrounded by controversy. Nevertheless, IPL has provided us with So now, let’s pause for a moment as we look forward to the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.
The franchisees gave a few young stars possibilities of the IPL 2022 mega auction, featuring India’s U19 World Cup-winning commander Yash Dhull, all-rounder Raj Bawa, and others, notably Rajyavardhan Hangargekar. The young one was an essential part of India Colts’ record-setting sixth U19 triumph in the Caribbean earlier.
The reigning premiers Chennai Super Kings have signed Hangargekar for INR 1.5 crore. Rajvardhan Hangargekar had a momentous day when selected for the Chennai Superkings. However, it wasn’t even the money that kept him proud, but rather the team.
Raj Angad Bawa, the young Indian U-19 seam-bowling all-rounder, obtained his maiden IPL contract with Punjab Kings or PBKS for Rupees 2 crores at the IPL 2022 mega auction. Bawa had an outstanding performance in the recently finished U-19 ODI World Cup and a five-wicket performance in the finale against England. As a result, he was awarded Player of the Match. In addition, he has proven that he can play with the ball and might be moulded into an all-rounder throughout the future. The auction began with PBKS, challenged by Mumbai Indians.
Since IPL 2022 Super Auction, the DC or Delhi Capitals got India’s U-19 World Championship skipper Yash Dhull. After a fight with Punjab Kings, the Delhi-based team snatched up the local boy for Rs 50 lakh.
Dewald Brevis, a tremendously brilliant young South African batter, was purchased for Rupees 3 crores by Mumbai Indians in the Mega Auction IPL 2022. The young hitter rose to prominence at the past ICC U19 World Cup 2022, where he ended as the leading run-scorer.
Brevis is nicknamed “Baby AB” because of the resemblance in his batting style to that of batting iconic AB de Villiers. He had an incredible excursion in the last several ICC U19 World Cup 2022, setting a new record for most runs.
These guys have high hopes for their debut IPL encounter. Yes! As you might have guessed, this blog is about the players who had made the finest IPL debuts.
05: Shaun Marsh
Shaun Marsh scored an incredible 84 runs off 62 balls in his IPL debut to lead Kings XI Punjab to a comfortable seven-wicket victory, their third win in a row, which leads them to fourth position in the leader-board at the time.
After winning the toss captain Yuvaraj choose to bowl first, Irfan Pathan, and Piyush Chawla gave trouble to Deccan Charger’s top order and took full control of the match. At one stage Deccan was 92-5, Rohit Sharma‘s superb knock of 76 runs helped them to put up 164 runs on the board.
Chasing a decent total of 164 runs Shaun Marsh single-handedly won the match for Punjab by scoring a blistering knock of 84* runs off 62 balls in his debut IPL match.
In the league tournament, Marsh made far more runs, earning him an Orange cap and a century against the RR to Rajasthan Royals in the last league stage match.
Shaun Marsh dominated the 2008 IPL’s batting stats with 616 runs on his name which earned him an orange cap with an average of 68.44. Out of 14 matches, Punjab won 10 matches and finished second in the 2008 IPL league table. Shaun Marsh hit 5 fifties and one Century in the first edition of IPL and helped Punjab win crucial matches in league stages.
He has been with Kings XI Punjab from the commencement of the Indian Premier League and has quickly established himself as the squad’s most important player.
04: Andrew Tye
Andrew Tye, who made his IPL debut for Gujarat Lions, demonstrated why the knuckleball had been the most devastating offering in his arsenal.
He stepped in to deliver the last over of the Powerplay, giving four runs and grabbing the wicket of a well-positioned Rahul Tripathi.
Tye reappeared in the 13th over to grab Ben Stokes’ wicket. Then in the 18th and last overs, he only gave ten runs while taking a hat-trick in the previous over.
Tye claimed four of his five wickets with knuckleballs thrown at shorter than 120 kph, which accounted for more than 60% of his deliveries.
Tye’s 5 for 17 was vital in the Lions‘ first win of that season, as he became the only bowler to record a hat-trick and five-for on IPL started. The successive hat-trick of the season came against the Brisbane Heat in a Big Bash League match.
Tye has spent two seasons on the wings of IPL clubs, so he is not exactly new to the league. However, Tye spent quite a bit of time delivering to international batters in the nets after being purchased by CSK or Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2015 auction and a year later by Gujarat Lions.
He feels this has enabled his style to improve pretty nicely. The all-rounder for the Gujarat Lions, Andrew, has been left out of the VIVO 2017 IPL due to a dislocated shoulder. He injured his left shoulder whilst fielding at the boundaries and was brought to the hospital. He later made a remarkable comeback and was awarded a purple cap.
The Lucknow Super Giants have recruited Andrew Tye to replace injured England bowler Mark Wood in the 2019 Indian Premier League.
03: Michael Hussey
In 2008, the CSK or Chennai Super Kings owed a big total to Western Australia expert Michael Hussey.
Hussey & Raina’s combination delivered 66 in five overs with soft-handed drives and crowd-pleasing draws. Raina’s 32 from 13 balls was a strong performance until he tumbled trying to hit a fourth six. Then, with a magnificent hundred, Hussey scored 116 of just 54 balls with 8 fours and 9 sixes demonstrated plenty of power to go around.Though wickets fell at other end, Hussey didn’t reduce his pace of scoring runs and hit the boundaries all over the ground with an excellent strike rate of 214.81.
CSK obtained Michael Hussey for about the same price that he joined the IPL Auction 2008 at a baseline price of 250,000 USD.
Hussey was Chennai’s first centurian in the IPL and was part of CSK family since 2008, and he was also awarded the Orange Cap in 2013 IPL with 733 runs . However, the Perth-born batsman played only four games in the first season because of international obligations. As a result, he did not participate mainly in the second year and only appeared in three games in 2010.
In the first three IPL seasons, he has only played in seven games. Michael Hussey was currently working as CSK’s batting coach.
02: Alzarri Joseph
The Better start ever in the history of IPL, the dream debut that may not happen even in dreams, yes it was about Alzarri Joseph’s bowling figures against Sun Risers Hyderabad in 2019 IPL. After losing the toss Mumbai was asked to bat first, wickets at regular intervals rattled MI’s batting and the team produced below the average total of 136 for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
Everyone would have thought it would be an easy win for Sun Risers Hyderabad, But Alzarri had other ideas. Alzarri Joseph, dismissed the tournament’s leading run-scorer, David Warner – off after an inside edge – after his first delivery in his maiden IPL encounter and proceeded to have a debut beyond all expectations.
Of course, there’s a good possibility Joseph would have waited for his IPL debut if Lasith Malinga had already been accessible, but boy, how he jumped on the opportunity.
In his first two overs, Alzarri took two wickets. Then, during the 16th over, his two wickets off consecutive deliveries changed the game in Mumbai’s favour. So even though Joseph was the best bowler for the tourists, the whole attack made a terrific effort.He bowled an extraordinary spell of 6 wickets for 12 runs with one Maiden over as well.
In the next two matches, he didn’t get any wicket. So let us wait and see for one strong comeback in the 2022 year.
01: Brendon McCullum
It’s the innings that permanently transformed IPL cricket. Brendon McCullum’s stunning 158 not out on the opening ceremonies of the tournament established that the IPL may not have been a showbiz notion.
Still, the sport’s future: modern gold helmets and cheerleaders added glitter, but the league couldn’t thrive without a world-class on-field performance.
The reality that the abstract picture of McCullum’s innings has been debated far more than the game itself in the years since is a bit of an irony. Its importance and broader relevance for the IPL were transformational, but it also functioned as a guidebook for a generation of T20 batters.
McCullum came into the season with a lot of pressure on him. While he was a seasoned international batter, his estimated auction price of Rs 2.8 crore aroused questions among reactionaries: was he truly more precious than his KKR or Kolkata Knight Riders colleague Ricky Ponting, or Test great players including Glenn McGrath and Shaun Pollock?
However, there were no signs of such in the game’s opening over, with Praveen Kumar pulling enough from the surroundings to force two false strokes and even leave.
McCullum had zero off five balls when Zaheer Khan was positioned at the top of his mark to deliver the second over. McCullum might have been spiteful and chosen to see off the new ball and extend the innings, but that is not his style.
McCullum was back on track with sixes in successive overs from Sunil Joshi. Cameron White stepped on during the 15th over to try to stop the bleeding, but he went for two huge sixes over a middle stump and a four, bringing McCullum to 99.Later, he finished the innings with a 158 off just 73 balls with an amazing strike rate of 216.43. He smashed 10 boundaries and 13 sixes.
Now, Brendon McCullum has been officially named head coach of the KKR or Kolkata Knight Riders of the IPL. McCullum has also played for the Trinbago Knight Riders, a Caribbean Champions League side owned by the same parent corporation as KKR.
Wrapping Up:
The Indian Premier League has traditionally functioned as a factory, producing world-class players for the Indian national squad. However, even though Indian cricket has a strong local structure, the IPL has propelled sportspeople to new heights.
Many cricketers have emerged from the IPL, including Ambati Rayadu, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, etc.
In GamePlan Today Talks, we have taken a look at five cricketers who made the best IPL debuts. Besides them, there are more young talents. They will undoubtedly be seen in blue jerseys in the coming years if adequate investment is made in them.