IPL 2019: 5 Uncapped players who will be on every team's radar

Unearthing young talent and providing them with a platform to showcase their talent is the foremost objective of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Since the viewership is so high, the youngsters, if adequately skilled get fast-tracked to the higher levels. This purpose has definitely been served over the last few years as the IPL has witnessed several players go on to represent India in no time. There would be similar aspirations going into this season for some of the uncapped players. They have worked extremely hard in the domestic circuit to make a mark for themselves. With their performances, they have grabbed the attention of the team owners and there are a few guys all the franchises would have their eyes on. Five uncapped players who could get huge bids in IPL 2019 auction: 1. Jalaj Saxena Jalaj Saxena. (Photo Source: Twitter) The 31-year-old Jalaj Saxena is one of the most happening all-rounders in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. This Madhya Pradesh-born cricketer is representing Kerala in the first-class tournament and is quite an experienced campaigner. He has consistently accumulated runs and is more than handy with the ball in hand. He has scored two centuries and picked an 8-wicket haul in the ongoing season of the Ranji Trophy thus far. Hence, all the franchises will have their eyes set firmly on him as he would help in adding great balance to the side. This cricketer, who is in the form of his life, was picked by Mumbai Indians in 2013 as a replacement for Lendl Simmons. However, he didn’t feature in any game. IPL 2019 could be the breakthrough year for Saxena. 2. Varun Chakravarthy Varun Chakravarthy. (Photo Source: Twitter) Talk about taking comebacks to another level and Varun Chakravarthy will be right up there at the top. This anonymous commodity, at the age of 25, quit his job in an architecture firm to rediscover his lost love and to pursue a career in cricket. Thus far, he has taken giant strides which is quite inspirational. Varun was terrific in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) restricting the batsmen and picking regular wickets. This mystery spinner, a fourth-division cricketer until last year, has now played the Vijay Hazare Trophy and also made his Ranji Trophy debut. He was bowling in the nets to the CSK and KKR batsmen during the 2018 season. Varun honed his skills with the guidance of Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav and Carl Crowe, Sunil Narine’s personal coach who also trained Kuldeep. Chakravarthy picked up 9 wickets in 10 games in TNPL 2018. However, what stands out is his economy rate. He only gave away 4.70 runs per over which is one of his biggest strengths. His average of 20.88 is also decent enough. Already having attended the Mumbai Indians’ trails, he would surely be on the radar of the teams. 3. Sarfaraz Khan Sarfaraz Khan. (Photo Source: Facebook) With some blistering performances at just 17 years of age, Sarfaraz Khan raised immense hopes amongst the fans. However, he failed to deliver with the pressure of expectations and slowly capitulated. RCB, who retained him for the last season, decided to part ways and hence he will be back in the auction pool. Sarfaraz hasn’t got as many opportunities as he would have liked in the star-studded RCB line-up and this move should only do a world of good for him. The teams will be looking to get this youngster at a bargain price in the upcoming auction. Sarfaraz is 21 years old now and is a much mature player who can handle the pressure well. However, the biggest downside for him would be that he didn’t play any major cricket against after IPL 2018. 4. Shivam Dubey Shivam Dubey. (Photo Source: Twitter) Mumbai all-rounder, Shivam Dubey’s journey from an overweight, fat boy to a tall, fit cricketer is an inspirational one. This 25-year-old can smash the ball a long distance and can deliver with the bat as per the demands of the situation. This youngster had to miss out on cricketing action from 14 to 19 years of age due to “personal family reasons”. However, he made his comeback onto the field in a grand style and boy isn’t he lighting up the fireworks with his heroics. “Dubey Ji, aap apne bete ko kya khilate ho (what do you feed your son), he hits such big sixes!” Chandrakant Pandit, former India player and Mumbai coach, remembers telling this to his father a few years ago. In the four Ranji innings this season, Shivam has scored 309 runs at an average of 103. The youngster has already struck two centuries (including one of the first day of Round 4 against Gujarat after his side was down to 74/5) in the ongoing season and scores at a fair clip even in the longer format of the game. With the ball, he picked up 8 wickets in three innings including a seven-wicket haul. Furthermore, Dubey has smashed Pravin Tambe for five sixes in an over in the Mumbai T20 League. In T20s, he scores at a strike rate close to 150 which is quite exceptional. 5. Manan Vohra Manan Vohra. (Photo Source: Twitter) The most familiar name of this list is Manan Vohra who is also back into the auction pool. The Punjab cricketer was initially a regular member in the KXIP side. However, inconsistency with the bat didn’t land him up many opportunities. He then shifted bases and plied his trade for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. But, even then, he failed to create much of an impact and hence is back into the auctions. Vohra is somewhat a similar player to Ajinkya Rahane. He picks the gaps well and can rotate the strike easily. Teams like SRH or MI, who are looking for good openers might place the bids for him. In his career thus far, Vohra has played 86 T20 games and scored over 2,000 runs. His strike rate is close to 130 which yet again is decent enough. However, he didn’t have a great outing in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy. Vohra only scored 87 runs in 4 games at an average of about 22 and didn’t get picked in the Punjab team after that. He isn’t a part of the ongoing Ranji Trophy squad either. Get the latest Cricket News and updates, Match Predictions, Fantasy Cricket Tips and lots more on CricTracker.com.

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IPL 2019: 5 Uncapped players who will be on every team's radar

With their performances, these players have grabbed the attention of the team owners and there are a few guys all the franchises would have their eyes on.

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