IPL 2021: 5 Indian Players Who Can Wreak Havoc In The Tournament

IPL 2021 commences next month with the first match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians on April 9, 2021. IPL 2021 will be played at six venues across the country which are Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai. There are 8 teams that are part of IPL 2021.

BCCI gives a lot of support to Indian players in the Indian Premier League. According to BCCI rules, a franchisee can only have a maximum of 8 overseas players in their squad and only 4 overseas players can be part of playing 11 in a match. This is done to support and motivate domestic players in the Indian Premier League.

Through the Indian Premier League, many youngsters have earned accolades and many have also earned an international call. Since there are 7 Indian players in a team in any match, Indian players are very crucial for a team. Here we look at 5 Indian players who can wreak havoc in IPL 2021.

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IPL 2021: 5 Indian Players Who Can Wreak Havoc In The Tournament

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan is one player who can create chaos among opposition bowlers with his ability to hit sixes. Ishan Kishan plays for Mumbai Indians and he was phenomenal during the last season. The left-handed batsman hit 30 sixes in IPL 2020 and won the Maximum Sixes Award in the tournament. Even in his international debut against England, he smashed a half-century that reveals his superb batting form. So Ishan Kishan is one player who is expected to give a brilliant performance in IPL 2021.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is also a big hitter who plays for Mumbai Indians. He also made his international debut during the T20I series against England. He smashed a half-century in the match and looked very confident with the bat. Last season in IPL 2020, Yadav was the 7th highest run-scorer with 480 runs in 15 innings. He also smashed 4 fifties. In IPL 2021 too, Suryakumar Yadav is expected to carry out his brilliance in batting.

Devdutt Padikkal

Devdutt Padikkal started with a bang in his debut IPL season last year. He was the leading run-scorer for his team Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21, Padikkal showed a great performance hitting 737 runs in 7 innings with 3 half-centuries and 4 centuries. Padikkal is a talented young batsman and with his aggressive batting style, he can wreak havoc in IPL 2021.

Virat Kohli

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is another player who is expected to show his might with the bat in IPL 2021. Virat revealed that he will be opening in IPL 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat was great in the T20 series against England and won the player of the match award after hitting 3 half-centuries during the series. Virat is in great form and eager to win the first IPL trophy for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Therefore, he is another Indian player who can wreak havoc in IPL 2021.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Since the Test series against Australia which started in December 2020, Ravichandran Ashwin has been in a great form. He is one of the crucial contenders to win the player of the match award in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship. Ashwin will play for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021. With his great form and support of Indian grounds in IPL 2021, he is expected to showcase his magic with the spin. Ashwin can trouble opposition batsmen with his bowling.