IPL 2021: Uncapped Indian players to watch out for in UAE leg

The second half of the Indian Premier League IPL gets underway in Dubai from September 19While some players went from uncapped to international caps in the break between the first and second half many youngsters will be using the platform provided by IPL to showcase their potential We take a look at some uncapped players who are looking to continue their high impact from the first half of the tournamentAvesh Khan Delhi CapitalsMatches 8 Wickets 14 Economy Rate 770The 24yearold made heads turn with his great performances in the first half of the tournament Bowling with the new ball and in the last five overs Khan exhibited his control and calmness in both phases His performances led him to be the secondhighest wickettaker in IPL 2021 He has bagged 14 wickets at an economy rate of 770 He was rewarded with a standby call for the Indian teams tour of England But an injury to his left thumb in the County Select XI vs Indians in Durham ruled him out of the tour With a slow return to full fitness Khan will be hoping to find his groove back and maintain his good showing in IPLArshdeep Singh Punjab KingsMatches 6 Wickets 7 Economy Rate 818The 22yearold leftarm pacer was instrumental in a dramatic Punjab Kings victory in their opening match of the tournament against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai Sanju Samson with his unbeaten 119 off 63 balls had brought Rajasthan to the threshold of victory But Singh registered matchwinning figures of 335 defending 13 runs in the final over and getting Samson caught on the final ball of the over to seal a narrow fourrun win for Punjab With his good showings Singh was taken in as a net bowler for the whiteball tour to Sri Lanka in July The stint with the national team will spur Singh to do well for Punjab in UAEHarpreet Brar Punjab KingsMatches 2 Wickets 4 Economy Rate 542 Runs 29 Strike Rate 15263The 25yearold leftarm spin allrounder made a big splash in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore With the bat he made an unbeaten 25 off 17 balls coming at seven With the ball Brar turned the match on its head Though Virat Kohli hit him for a six on the first ball Brar had the last laugh by disturbing Kohlis legstump On the next ball he smashed Glenn Maxwells offstump In his next and last over Brar had AB de Villiers caught at extra cover to finish with a matchwinning 319 Brars 11 overs in the IPL since 2019 went for 106 runs with no wickets But on May 1 he had wickets coming in nonstop fashion With IPL in UAE Brar will be itching to make allround contributions for PunjabShahrukh Khan Punjab KingsMatches 8 Runs 107 Average 2140 Strike Rate 12738The 25yearold batsman may not have left a big impact in the first half of the tournament But chipped in with some cameos for Punjab In the match against Chennai Super Kings Punjab was reduced to 265 in the fifth over Khan came in at sixth and stabilised the Punjab innings with a 36ball 47 Though he missed out on his maiden IPL halfcentury his knock propelled Punjab to go past 100 Shahrukh recently turned out for Lyca Kovai Kings in the Tamil Nadu Premier League TNPL scoring 210 runs in eight matches at an average of 5250 and strike rate of 17796 If Khan comes into his finishing elements then he can turn out to be a crucial cog in the wheel for PunjabAlso Read IPL 2021 Englandrsquos Jonny Bairstow Dawid Malan Chris Woakes pull out of tournamentHarshal Patel Royal Challengers BangaloreMatches 7 Wickets 17 Economy Rate 917The 30yearold is currently the highest wicket taker in IPL 2021 with 17 wickets from seven matches at an economy rate of 917 and best figures of 527 in the opening match against Mumbai Indians Bowling his four overs mostly in the death overs the purple cap holder was in his elements with his slower balls and variations on slow pitches of Chennai for RCB Though he went for runs in the later matches the rightarm pacer will be hoping to carry his breakout showings of the first phase to the second leg in UAEThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever