The IPL 2021 was interrupted midway due to BCCI having no option but to postpone the tournament to a later date after multiple COVID-19 cases were found in the bio-bubble and four players, two coaches and many support staff also contracted the virus.
On May 4, the BCCI and the IPL GC officially suspended the tournament after 29 matches were played, and a search for a viable window is on for the remainder of the tournament to be played, along with a venue as well.
The tournament saw Delhi Capitals (DC), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) dominating the points table, with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) lying at the bottom of the table.
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While many known names starred for the respective franchises in the IPL 2021, many of the Indian domestic stars and uncapped players got a chance to showcase their talent against some of the greats of the Indian team and all over the world.
Keeping this in mind, Team COC presents the best-uncapped XI of the IPL 2021
Devdutt Padikkal of RCB has to be one of the openers given that he scored 195 runs in 6 matches including his maiden IPL and T20 century as well. He scored runs at a fast pace with a strike rate of 152.34 and even outscored his captain Virat Kohli.
Ruturaj Gaikwad of CSK didn’t have the best of the starts to the IPL 2021, but then got into his stead and has 196 runs in 7 matches with 2 half-centuries, including his IPL best score of 75 at a strike-rate of 128.94 and hit 25 fours and 5 sixes.
KKR’s Nitish Rana (201 runs with the best of 80 at a strike rate of 122.58) will captain this COC's best-uncapped XI of the IPL 2021. He along with Rahul Tripathi (187 runs with best of 53), Shahrukh Khan (107 runs with best of 47) and Lalit Yadav (54 runs and 3 wickets) will form the middle order of this best XI.
Rana and Tripathi had a good outing for KKR, while Shahrukh Khan showed a glimpse of his big-hitting prowess in the few chances he got. Prabhsimran Singh will be keeping wickets in this uncapped best XI of IPL 2021.
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The bowling department of this uncapped IPL 2021 XI will see Harshal Patel of RCB, Avesh Khan of DC, Chetan Sakariya of RR and Varun Chakravarthy of KKR troubling the opposition batsmen.
Harshal Patel holds the purple cap for most wickets thus far in IPL 2021 with 17 scalps in 7 matches, including the first-ever fifer against MI in IPL history.
Avesh Khan was joint second in the list of most wickets in IPL 2021, with 14 wickets to his name, while Chetan Sakariya impressed in his IPL debut with 7 wickets in as many matches.
Varun Chakravarthy impressed in the second straight IPL with 7 wickets as he continued to impress the Indian selectors as well.
COC Best Uncapped XI of IPL 2021:
Devdutt Padikkal (RCB), Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK), Nitish Rana (C-KKR), Rahul Tripathi (KKR), Lalit Yadav (DC), Shahrukh Khan (PBKS), Prabhsimran Singh (WK-PBKS), Harshal Patel (RCB), Avesh Khan (DC), Chetan Sakariya (RR), Varun Chakravarthy (KKR)
