TOP PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
RASHID KHAN: If you go above among all these players achievement and displays already the first week, they all are unique in their own way but this man has been exceptional.
In the IPL 10, there is a certain Afghan sharpshooter going by the name of Rashid Khan who is causing some mayhem. From a country coming like Afghanistan, playing his first IPL game and then bamboozling big names with his leggies is an achievement. He has been in talk since the auctions and to make him a part of the Risers camp has been the best decision of the franchise.
He took two wickets against the RCB but bettered that against Gujarat by taking three wickets and giving away just 19 runs. He also has the best bowling figures so far this season and has the second-best bowling average. He has bamboozled batsmen with his googlies and variations and will be looking to continue to be the strike bowler for the Sunrisers as the season progresses.
He has taken the tournament by storm with 5 wickets in 2 matches. He currently sits on top of the list of highest wicket takers and holds the Purple Cap as well.The beauty about playing an unknown bowler in such a tournament is that it can do two things to batsmen – make them a bit tentative and calculative or lure them to dominate straight away.
And both these approaches come with the risk of a wicket.Laxman said: “Even in the practice sessions, none of our batsmen is able to pick him. In fact, we had our wicket-keepers Naman Ojha and Eklavya Dwivedi do two practice sessions with him just to see if they were able to pick his wrong ‘uns and other variations.