Best Uncapped playing XI in IPL 2020
IPL gives them a proper platform to perform and get noticed by the selectors.
11. Basil Thampi (SRH)
Basil made his IPL debut for Gujarat Lions in 2017 which turns out to be a memorable season for him as he won the Emerging Player of the Season award in that year. Seeing his ability to consistently bowl 140 kmph plus, GL bought him for a price of INR 85 lakhs, which turned out to be a golden purchase by the end of the tournament.
Thampi finished the season with 11 wickets which made SRH to bid INR 95 lakhs for him ahead of the eleventh edition. He didn’t get enough chances to play for SRH as the best bowling unit in the league is already filled with some top fast bowlers.
In 19 matches he played in IPL so far, Thampi managed to pick only 16 wickets at an economy of 9.69 which tells us that he didn’t perform well after his fine start in his maiden season. Currently with the SRH team in UAE, it’s a tough road ahead for Thampi to find a place in the XI ahead of Khaleel Ahmed and Siddarth Kaul.
~Written by Uday Gurugubelli
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