5 Indian uncapped players who have got off to a good start in IPL 9

The Indian Premier League has a reputation for being the richest cricket league in the world, but over the past 8 years, IPL has helped shape the future of Indian cricket, revealing the enormous talent amongst the uncapped players of this cricket crazy nation who went unnoticed in the domestic circuit until then. While the IPL has given a platform to youngsters like Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Sandeep Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah in the past to get into the national team, we look at 5 uncapped players who are making a name for themselves in IPL 9.

1. Murugan Ashwin:

This 25-year-old leggie has played just 3 first-class matches for Tamil Nadu but was picked up by the Rising Pune Supergiants for a whopping 4.5 crores on the back of his sensational performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament in January where he picked up 10 wickets from the 23 overs he bowled at an economy of 5.52. Look at Murugan’s stats for IPL 2016- 6 wickets from 3 games at an astonishing strike rate of 12.0 at a miserly economy of 6.91. Another notable aspect is that he is playing under the leadership of MS Dhoni, future certainly looks bright for this lad.

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