Top 5 players who can win the Emerging player award of IPL 2023:
The Indian Premier League is one of the richest leagues in the world, and the best cricket players from all over the world can be seen playing in this league, so much so that the worth of this league has crossed the $10 billion mark in terms of valuation. Talented cricketers from all over India get a chance to show their caliber in the IPL, and those Indian cricketers who play exceptionally well in the league can catch the selectors’ eyes and could land up in the Indian Cricket Team.
Criteria for Emerging Players of the Year winners:
- The player should have been born after April 1, 1996.
- He shouldn’t have played more than 25 IPL matches.
- The player shouldn’t have played 25 ODI matches and 5 test matches so far.
- The player shouldn’t have won the award previously in any season of the IPL.
The Top 5 Emerging Players list includes some of the most impressive players in the IPL so far, starting with
1 Rinku Singh:
Rinku Singh, or Lord Rinku Singh, is an emerging cricket star of Indian cricket. His extraordinary innings in the KKR vs GT match made his name popular in the mainstream media, and his mind-boggling innings of hitting five sixes in the final over of the IPL match helped KKR seal the victory over Gujarat Titans.
He was inducted into the KKR’s squad in the year 2018 for Rs 80 lakhs; before that, he was a part of the Punjab Kings in 2017, but he didn’t get the chance to play in that season. Since 2018, he has been representing KKR in the lower batting order. This year he is in fine form, and if he gets more chances to bat, then cricket fans will see some more magical innings from him. With his consistent knocks, he is a front-runner on the list of emerging players.
2. Tilak Varma:
This left-handed batter is just 20 years old and made his name with a big IPL franchise, the Mumbai Indians, from where Hardik Pandya scaled up in his cricket career. Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma, whose full name is Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma, is from Hyderabad, Telangana, and was purchased by the Mumbai Indians in 2022 for Rs 1.70 crore; they retained him in the IPL 2023. His aggressive batting skills and mindfulness to change his batting technique according to the situation make him a complete package. This year, if he continues playing his game, his chances of becoming the emerging player of the year 2023 are high.
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3. Yash Dhull:
Yash Vijay Dhull is an emerging talent in Indian cricket and was the captain of the U-19 Indian cricket team in 2022. He led the Indian team to a tournament win in both the U-19 Cricket World Cup and the U-19 Asia Cup. After seeing this right-handed batter’s form and technique, he was picked up by the Delhi Capitals in 2022 for 50 lacs, though he didn’t get to play that year.
Delhi Capitals retained him in the year 2023 as well, and so far he has played 2 matches but failed to impress with his bat. Though we can’t judge his caliber by just 2 innings, he has proven himself in the ICC formats, and we hope he will improve his game in the upcoming matches to be in the race for the emerging players’ award list.
4. Suyash Sharma:
Right-arm leg-spin sensation from northeast Delhi Suyash Sharma is a player who announced his name to the cricket world in bold letters when he got his first wicket in the IPL in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he was playing as an impact player. His fast right arm and ability to bowl googly make it difficult for the batters to judge the ball. He ended his first match with figures of 3/30, which helped his team win the match, and so far he has taken 6 wickets in the IPL 2023.
This 19-year-old leg spin bowler would definitely be a player that could trouble batters this season and can be a top contender on the emerging players’ list of the IPL 2023.
5. Sai Sudharsan:
B. Sai Sudharsan, a left-handed batter from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, made his debut in the year 2022 while playing for the Gujarat Titans, who purchased the player for Rs 20 lakhs. That year, he only got to play 5 matches, but he left an impact on the management with his fine knocks, which made the Gujarat Titans management retain him. This year also, he is opening the Gujarat account in runs and has so far hit 2 fifties in his last 5 matches.
This left-handed talent would be a joy to watch for cricket lovers, and I hope this year he could prove his worth to his team and play some good knocks to be in the emerging player IPL list in 2023.
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