One win and Royal Challengers Bangalore will have booked their playoffs berth in the ongoing IPL 2021.
IPL POINTS TABLE | PURPLE CAP | ORANGE CAP | IPL SCHEDULE | IPL FULL COVERAGE Aiden Markram too departed leaving Shahrukh Khan and Moises Henriques to do the job for Punjab. Nicholas Pooran was the next to depart, followed by Mayank Agarwal after scoring a well-made 50. Unlike other newcomers on the list, Avesh could also be in contention to make it to the Test squad.IPL 2021, RCB vs PBKS, Live Score: Shahbaz Nadeem provided Royal Challengers Bangalore the much-needed breakthrough by removing Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul for 39 after which Punjab kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. He was among wicket-takers in IPL wicket-takers in IPL and dismissed 24 batsmen to finish at the 2nd spot. He can make vital contributions with the bat.Īvesh Khan has been part of the national team as a net bowler for a long time now and looks set to make it to the squad as a player soon. He is a pace-bowling all-rounder and also opens the innings for Haryana. With the senior pacers likely to be rested for the home series, Harshal looks set to earn his maiden India call-up. The right-arm pacer continued his form in the UAE leg and bagged 32 wickets in total to win the Purple Cap. It was a surprise to see Harshal Patel missing out on a place in the squad for the Sri Lanka tour despite emerging as the highest wicket-taker in the first phase of IPL 2021. As per Cricbuzz, he is also among players whose names have been shortlisted for the South Africa tour. Should he do well, Iyer can be a long-term prospect.
Iyer, who hogged the limelight right on his IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders, scored 370 runs and also dismissed 3 batsmen. The find of the UAE leg of IPL 2021, Venkatesh Iyer has probably emerged as the answer to India's all-round problems as Hardik Pandya hasn't made any notable contribution with the ball since resuming bowling. The youngster will hope to carry his IPL and domestic form into the NZ series. The CSK opener is capped at the highest level but failed to make an impact on the Sri Lanka tour. In the final, he made a vital contribution of 32. Ruturaj also stepped in big matches and scored 70 in the Qualifier against Delhi Capitals. He took the T20 league by storm and piled up 635 runs in 16 matches to win the Orange Cap in his first season in which he played right from game 1. The Orange Cap winner of IPL 2021, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks all but set to make his comeback to the national squad.
As the selection committee names the squad for the series this week, here's a look at 5 IPL performers who might be rewarded with a place in the national squad.
Their absence will open the gates for youngsters, especially IPL performers.
Since many senior Indian players have been on the road since the UK tour, some of them are likely to be rested for the T20Is. The India-NZ series will kick off the long season for India, which will end with home T20Is against South Africa in June 2022. Just 3 days after the end of the T20 World Cup 2021, the BCCI will be hosting New Zealand in 3 T20Is and two Test matches across various centers in the country.