IPL 2023: The new season of the Indian Premier League is about to go on the floor. The franchises have already finished the purchase of their desired players and it is now time for them to decide how to use them. A perfect combination of players is the key to getting the desired results in the tournament.
When it comes to the IPL, batters from across the globe are always in the spotlight. They can turn around the course of the match at any point in time. This year as well, franchises will be counting on their respective star batters to score and win games for the team.
5 batters to go big in IPL 2023
In this article, we have listed down five batters who are expected to make headlines with their talent in IPL 2023.
1) Harry Brook
After winning the T20 World Cup in 2022, the batters from English have become more valuable and they are in demand in the T20 cricket leagues from across the globe. Harry brook is one of the player who will be in the spotlight after displaying his ferocious form in the T20 format in 2022.
In 20 T20 fixtures, Brook recorded an average of 26.57 at a strike rate of 137.77. It is because of the same reason, Harry was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for an amount of 13.25 Crore during the IPL auction in December.
2) Shubman Gill
As the new era of Indian cricket began, one name that has always made headlines with his batting talent is Shubman Gill.
He is turning out to be one of the most ferocious batters in Indian cricket. Gill has become a crucial player for team India in all three formats of the game and he is credentials are strong when it comes to the ODI format. However, considering his recent knocks in international cricket, Gill will definitely make headlines with his batting talent.
3) Jos Buttler
The orange cap winner of IPL 2022, Jos Buttler, will again try to repeat his performance with Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Last year, Buttler scored 863 runs in 17 appearances at an average of 57.53 and a strike rate of 149.05.
His innings in IPL 2022 also included four hundred and four fifties. It will be a treat to watch the English batter coming back to his old form again and smashing the ball towards the boundaries in IPL 2023.
4) Virat Kohli
The former skipper of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Virat Kohli, was in news for all the wrong reasons in IPL 2022. He was also unable to perform in the first half of the last year in international cricket.
However, things completely changed during the ICC T20 World Cup and Virat Kohli gained his form back. He has been scoring centuries in all the formats of the game in international cricket. As IPL 2023 is about to come into the picture, there is a high possibility that Virat might top the chart again.
5) Kane Williamson
The Kiwi skipper went through a major dip in his performance in 2022. Kane Williamsonβs major concern was his lower strike rate in ODI and the T20 format. He also witnessed his release with Sunrisers Hyderabad because of below average performance in IPL 2022.
However, Kane Williamson made a comeback to his old form in the limited-over format recently and his strike rate has also improved. Williamson has also resigned from the duties of Test captainship of New Zealand and he is not under pressure to manage the workload.
