5 PSL 2021 stars to watch out for in IPL 2021

The 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) started on a crackling note with all the franchises giving it their all to win the games and inch a step closer towards winning the illustrious title. Apart from the local players, many overseas players were successful in impressing the who’s who of the cricket fraternity. The tournament has now been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. PSL also has some overseas players who will directly be flying to India after taking part in the Pakistan League to feature in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), most probably to be held in the month of April and May. The amazing form of the players in PSL can benefit their respective IPL franchises. In this article, let’s take a look at 5 PSL 2021 stars to watch out for in IPL 2021: 1. Chris Gayle Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) West Indies legendary hard-hitting opening batsman Chris Gayle is plied his trade for Quetta Gladiators in the 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The franchise has failed to make a mark in the tournament thus far as it is located at the last position on the points table after winning just one game from five played. However, Gayle was in blistering form in PSL 2021 and amassed a whopping 107 runs in two innings at a stunning average of 53.5 and strike rate of 167.18. His highest score in the tournament thus far is 68 runs. However, the batsman had to leave the event in the middle after he was named in the West Indies squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Gayle is expected to carry his amazing form of PSL 2021 in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) too while playing for Punjab Kings (previously known as Kings XI Punjab). The power-hitter had done exceedingly well for Punjab in the last season by garnering 288 runs in just 7 innings including a high score of 99 runs. 2. Faf du Plessis Faf du Plessis CSK. (Photo Source: Twitter) Just like Chris Gayle, former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis also represented Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Faf emerged as the backbone of the batting line-up of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) during the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He had ended up as the highest run-getter for the Super Kings with 449 runs under his belt in 13 innings at an average of 40.81 and strike rate of 140.75 including 4 half-centuries and the highest score of not-out 87 runs. The swashbuckling batsman is continuing his good form in PSL 2021 too as he has scored 54 runs thus far in 2 games at an average of 27 and an above-par average of 145.94. It won’t be wrong to say that the batsmen can again do wonders for CSK, who will be looking for a great comeback, in IPL 2021. 3. Ben Cutting Ben Cutting. (Photo Source: Twitter) A tall lanky giant of a medium-pacer hailing from Australia Ben Cutting plied his trade for Quetta Gladiators in the 2021 Pakistan Super League (PSL). Though the bowling all-rounder doesn’t have stunning numbers to his name with the bat and ball, he looks promising and has the ability to produce good results. Thus far in five games for Quetta Gladiators, Cutting has scalped one wicket with 1/23 being his best economical bowling figures. As far as batting is concerned, he has scored 49 runs at a strike rate of 108.88. The Australian all-rounder was picked by two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL auction for the upcoming 2021 edition of the T20 championship. Cutting, who has represented Australia in 4 One Day Internationals and 7 T20 Internationals, can be an interesting pick for the Knight Riders as he can act as a back-up for Andre Russell and can give the team the required support in the middle-order. 4. Chris Lynn Chris Lynn. (Photo Source: Twitter) A well-built, hard-hitting, right-handed batsman from Australia Chris Lynn is arguably one of the most accomplished batsmen in the Australian domestic circuit. The batsman had wondered in the just-concluded 2020-21 edition of Big Bash League (BBL) and performed decently in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) too. Playing for Multan Sultans, Lynn has featured in just 4 games scoring 34 runs at a strike rate of 136. As far as Multan Sultans are concerned, they are placed at second-last in the points table after winning just one game out of five played. The Australian opening batsman will be plying his trade for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, it will be difficult for Lynn to find a place for himself in the playing XI as MI already has a stable top-order in the form of Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, and Suryakumar Yadav, Chris definitely makes a case for himself. 5. Dan Christian Daniel Christian. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) The 37-year-old Australian all-rounder Daniel Christian was in red-hot form in the just-concluded 2020-21 edition of the Big Bash League. He scored 272 runs and scalped 15 wickets in 16 matches of the BBL 2020-21. This resulted in the IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) going behind the all-rounder during the IPL auction for the upcoming 2021 edition of the T20 Championship. The Bangalore outfit managed to include the Australian veteran in their squad for a staggering amount of INR 4.8 crores. Christian was also in decent form in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He featured in 5 games thus far for Karachi Kings, who are topping the table after winning three out of five games. Dan scalped four wickets in five games at an economy rate of 10.86. He also has 55 runs under his belt in three innings at an average of 55 and a stunning strike rate of 196.42.

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