IND vs SA: Here are five players to watch out for the South Africa T20Is


IND vs SA: Here are five players to watch out for the South Africa T20Is

Dinesh Karthik, Umran Malik, Hardik Pandya

As IPL 2022 has ended, it’s time for the Indian team to walk onto the field wearing blue jersey. The Men in Blue will host South Africa for a five-match T20I series which will begin from June 9 in Delhi. Also Team India is on a 12-match unbeaten streak in T20I.

Below is the list which includes those players with stellar performances in this season and the talents to watch out for in the series.

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Five players to watch out for

Hardik Panyda

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Hardik Pandya

Till the very beginning when Hardik Pandya was purchased by the Gujarat Titans and was named the captain, his critics had constantly slammed him. But he dished out a fitting reply to them by remaining the best team in the playoffs by ending up at the top of the points table in the league matches and a win in the Qualifier 1 had directly booked them a place in the Finals where they walked out victorius after beating beating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets.

Hardik Pandya’s bowling had come under scrutiny but it was only because of his bowling in the finals, which had dismissed the huge names in the likes of Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer that helped the team win IPL trophy in their maiden season. The all-rounder in a lean frame wrapped up the season with 487 runs (highest in his team) and 8 wickets in 17 matches.

Dinesh Karthik

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Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik winning the Super Striker of IPL 2022 with a jaw-dropping strike rate of 183 does all the talking and has proved why he is the ‘best finisher’. He made the selectors open the door wide for him with his stellar form. He ended the season with 330 runs at an average of 55 and it will be interesting to see how he plays in the T20 series. It is indeed one of the best comeback story.

KL Rahul

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KL Rahul

Under KL Rahul’s leadership, the new face of IPL 2022, Lucknow Supergiants’ performances were absolutely brilliant. In their first season, they had reached the playoffs only to get eliminated by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator. KL Rahul ended up scoring the second-highest runs in IPL 2022 qith 616, just behind the English opener Jos Buttler who was the Orange Cap winner with 863 runs. Rahul had four half-centuries and two centuries to his name in this IPL but often his strike has been criticised. He ended the season at an average of 51.33 and a strike rate of 135.38.

Arshdeep Singh

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Arshdeep Singh

This 23-year-old is known for his immaculate toe-crushing yorkers in the death overs. His constancy in bowling those yorkers, targeting the block hole has helped his team a lot. He finished the IPL 2022 season with 10 wickets in 14 games with his best being 3/37 at an economy of 7.70.

Umran Malik

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Umran Malik

He had been a sensation in IPL 2022. India has found a fast bowler who can clock speed around 150 kph constantly. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, he had been expensive in his bowling, but that didn’t stop this young talent from claiming wickets. His best performance was of 5/25, was also the best in the tournament. He claimed 22 wickets in 14 matches. He had clocked the fastest delivery [157] of IPL 2022, until Lockie Ferguson of Gujarat Titans snatched it with 157.3 kph in the finals, which is also the fastest in IPL history. He was also awarded as the Emerging Player of the Year. It will be interesting to see if he continues this form in this series too.

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