PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bhuvneswar Kumar:
In the tournament opener versus Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bhuvneshwar took 2/27, the most economical four-over spell of all the SRH bowlers. At the death, his slow cutters were nearly impossible to score off and one such delivery duped Stuart Binny.
In Sunrisers’ second match, Bhuvneshwar did better with 2/21, his wickets being that of Jason Roy for 31 and Gujarat Lions’ top scorer Dwayne Smith for 37. On Wednesday, Bhuvneshwar fetched 3/21 from four overs with the wickets of Nitish Rana, Pollard and Krunal Pandya to claim the Purple Cap.
His team-mate Rashid Khan, the first Afghanistan cricketer to play in the IPL, has been exciting to watch as well, taking five wickets with his leg spin, and should the pair continue their excellent work and Mustafizur Rahman hit his straps after a bad start to IPL 10, it could be Sunrisers’ year again. With all pace and variations, the player stands out this week and hope does better to take his camp long forward!