1. Finn Allen (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Finn Allen has emerged as one of the top T20 players in the recent past. Since his international debut in 2021, the Kiwi batter has scored the bulk of runs in the limited-overs and is known for his swashbuckling style of play at the top of the order.
Allen has scored 616 runs in 28 T20Is at a humongous strike rate of 160 and has cleared the boundaries 36 times, accumulating 75 per cent of his runs only in boundaries.
Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Allen in the IPL 2022 auction and the batter can be a fantastic addition to them. He is just the perfect foil for Faf du Plessis at the top of the order and his destructive approach can ensure a flying start in the powerplay for RCB.
2. Noor Ahmad (Gujarat Titans)
Afghanistan teenager Noor Ahmad is the youngest player among the squads in IPL this season. The left-arm wrist spinner made his international debut in 2022 and is regarded as one of the biggest prospects of Afghan cricket.
Ahmad was roped in by defending champions Gujarat Titans and he can play a part in this IPL. Although his fellow countryman Rashid Khan will be ahead in the pecking order, any game time for Noor will be a stepping stone in his career and a decent outing can elevate his stock.
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Joshua Little (Gujarat Titans)
Ireland’s left-arm pacer Joshua Little has become a mainstay for his country across all formats. The pacer has been top-notch in the past year or so and with his pace and accuracy, has been a real menace for batters.
In the T20I format, the 23-year-old picked 39 wickets last year in 26 matches. Overall, he has 100 international wickets and is regarded as a top prospect in international cricket.
Titans went for the Irish in the auction and roped him in for INR 4.4 crore, the highest price in IPL for an associate nation player. Little will be eager to make his mark on his debut season in IPL, and with the form that he is in, a player to definitely keep an eye on.
Harry Brook (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Harry Brook is perhaps the most popular name in England cricket at the moment. The 24-year-old has taken the world by storm with his destructive batting prowess and has scored runs heavily across all formats.
Brook’s has been a serial scorer for England in the Test format, where he has scored 809 runs at an average of 80.9, but the astonishing fact is that his Test strike rate is 98.8, depicting the story of Brook.
Brook was roped in by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 13.25 crore, and the Yorkshire-born will definitely be their main man in the middle order. Brook has so far been outstanding and IPL will be another test in his budding career.
Sunrisers Hyderabad has struggled in their middle order for a long time in the IPL, and Brook can be the answer to their woes as they embark the new season.
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Cameron Green (Mumbai Indians)
Cameron Green’s meteoric rise made him one of the top players in IPL history. Mumbai Indians broke their bank to pay INR 17.5 crore for the player’s acquisition, and will be hoping for a decent return in the tournament.
Green, 23, is a multifaceted player who is a destroyer with a bat, and a skiddy customer with the ball. Despite his relatively novice international career, Green has made a name as a gigantic hitter of the ball, striking at 173 in T20Is.
Green’s versatility will give Mumbai more flexibility and the Australian will surely be one of the four overseas players as the tournament starts. Along with his bat, Green can bowl decent medium pace and has a deceptive edge to his bowling, which is essential in the T20 format. IPL will be a brand new experience for him but the all-rounder has all the ingredients to make the tournament his oyster.
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