Retired IPL XI of the decade
The inception of IPL back in 2008 acted as one of the biggest steps in turning around the landscape of cricket for the years to come.
RP Singh
RP Singh took the world by storm by bowling some phenomenal inswingers during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. The left-arm speedster took 12 wickets in seven games that tournament at a stunning average of 12.67. As a result, Deccan Chargers snapped him up in the opening leg of the IPL.
He ended with 15 wickets in 14 matches. However, the Hyderabad-based franchise finished in the last position. In the subsequent season in 2009, the retired pacer grabbed the purple cap for ending the competition with the highest number of wickets (23 from 16 games). His outstanding spells of fast-bowling was decisive in the turning their fortunes around by 360 degrees post their miserable previous season.
Sadly, his performances kept diminishing with each passing season. He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants. However, frequent injuries had ramped down his pace, resulting in expensive spells without yielding much success.
He featured for Rising Pune Supergiants in the year 2016 which consequently became his last. However, his overall IPL record is impressive. In 82 IPL fixtures, he took 90 wickets at a strike rate of below 20, including two four-wicket hauls. He will take the new ball alongside another left-arm prodigy, Zaheer Khan.
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