SAM CURRAN- CHENNAI SUPER KINGS (CSK)
M: 14| RUNS: 186| HS: 52| AVG: 23.25| SR: 131.91| 50s: 1 | WKTs: 13| BB: 3/19| ECO: 8.19
After a disappointing IPL season, in which the CSK team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time ever and were the first team to be knocked out, the team management, including captain MS Dhoni and coach Stephen Fleming admitted that they need younger and fresher talent next year.
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One of the young talents they need to retain before the 2021 IPL auction will certainly be England’s Sam Curran. The left-arm all-rounder proved to be outstanding for CSK with both the bat and the ball, as he filled in for an injured Dwayne Bravo at the start of the tournament, and managed to keep his place in the XI, even when the West Indian legend was available.
Making 186 runs and picking 13 wickets in 14 matches is proof that Curran is the star of the future not only for England but for Chennai as well. He batted wherever the team asked him to, even opening the innings. He bowled in tough overs and kept things down when the bowlers were been hammered, but he shined brightly in tough times.
JOFRA ARCHER- RAJASTHAN ROYALS (RR)
M: 14| WKTs: 20| BB: 3/19| ECO: 6.55
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the IPL 2020 was rightly given to Jofra Archer, who single-handedly carried the Rajasthan Royals’ bowling attack on his shoulders. RR tried everything from experienced Jaydev Unadkat to young Kartik Tyagi, but they couldn’t provide the kind of support Archer needed.
Archer bowled extremely fast and did amazing work both with the new ball and in death overs, bowling a total of 175 dot balls in the tournament. But alas, his 20 wickets at 6.55 rpo economy proved to be ineffective as RR couldn’t make it into the playoffs, as other bowlers and many of the batsmen failed to do their job.
