Ahead of the IPL 2021 season, we listed out the top 10 all-rounders who can create a huge impact this year.
Kieron Pollard, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Chris Morris. Pictures/ AFP
The high-profile IPL 2021 season is just a day away! The Indian Premier League has been a source of entertainment for cricket lovers for over a decade since its inception in 2008. Many players, foreign and domestic show up to entertain the crowd with their exceptional batting and bowling skills. While IPL is more likely known as a batsmen's game, bowlers too have found their mark and showcased some stellar performances. But the main cash cows are the IPL all-rounders. Performing with both, bat and ball, all-rounders deliver not only for their team but also for the crowd.
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Ahead of the IPL 2021 season, we listed out the top 10 all-rounders who can create a huge impact this year. Hardik Pandya is the lone Indian cricketer in this list while Windies players Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard made it to the list as well.
In this list, Ben Stokes is the only cricketer to have scored an IPL century (twice). Sensational player Sam Curran has the best bowling figures in the list with 4/11. Mumbai Indians veteran Kieron Pollard is the leading run-scorer in the top 10 list with 3023 runs under his belt. Here's our top 10 all-rounders to watch out for!
Hardik Pandya
Matches - 80. Runs - 1349. Highest score - 91. Wickets - 42. Best bowling - 3/20. 50s/100s - 0/4.
Andre Russell
Matches - 74. Runs - 1517. Highest score - 88*. Wickets - 61. Best bowling - 4/20. 50s/100s - 0/8.
Glenn Maxwell
Matches - 82. Runs - 1505. Highest score - 95. Wickets - 19. Best bowling - 2/15. 50s/100s - 0/6.
Kieron Pollard
Matches - 164. Runs - 3023. Highest score - 83. Wickets - 60. Best bowling - 4/44. 50s/100s - 0/15.
Ben Stokes
Matches - 42. Runs - 920. Highest score - 107*. Wickets - 28. Best bowling - 3/15. 50s/100s - 2/2.
Pat Cummins
Matches - 30. Runs - 223. Highest score - 53*. Wickets - 29. Best bowling - 4/34. 50s/100s - 0/1.
Chris Morris
Matches - 70. Runs - 551. Highest score - 82*. Wickets - 80. Best bowling - 4/23. 50s/100s - 0/2.
Moeen Ali
Matches - 19. Runs - 309. Highest score - 66. Wickets - 10. Best bowling - 2/18. 50s/100s - 0/3.
Sam Curran
Matches - 23. Runs - 281. Highest score - 55*. Wickets - 23. Best bowling - 4/11. 50s/100s - 0/2.
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Matches - 33. Runs - 77. Highest score - 24. Wickets - 41. Best bowling - 4/20. 50s/100s - 0/0.
The Indian Premier League is scheduled to begin on April 9, 2020, with the defending champions Mumbai Indians facing Royal Challengers Bangalore. This will be the fourteenth edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 league.