As Chennai Super Kings legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni pulled Punjab Kings leg-spinner Rahul Chahar and IPL debutant Jitesh Sharma’s gloves fell into a tizzy, the wicketkeeper confidently let his captain know for the DRS. was asked for. The desperate plea to take DRS was instantaneous after umpire Yashwant Barde failed to hear the noise among the Brabourne Stadium crowd on Sunday, cheering for the team and their beloved Dhoni in yellow.
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Such was Sharma’s confidence that he showed no signs of panic playing his first IPL match, in front of a vocal crowd that was cheering for the opposition, even when the match was almost done and the dust was in favor of PBKS. was breaking. The 28-year-old Vidarbha wicketkeeper asked his captain to take the DRS as there was a lot of wood on the ball, with the spike at the ultra-edge proving it.
Sharma displayed characteristics that a veteran of many wars would have shown, and was not necessarily a rookie playing in his first IPL match.
Not only Sharma but at least three other IPL debutants this season – Vaibhav Arora of PBKS, Aayush Badoni of Lucknow Super Giants and Tilak Verma of Mumbai Indians – took ducks to water in this high-profile and pressure tournament Is. There was no sign of panic in the public forum.
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That’s what IPL is about, isn’t it? Anyone can ask.
That’s exactly what IPL is about, that can be told in reply.
The IPL has provided the platform for lesser-known items to showcase their wares, side by side with the greats of the sport, at the end of it, everyone being treated equally on the playing field. Whether you have played more than 200 IPL matches or playing your first, it is a level playing field with competition between bat and ball.
Sharma, born in Amravati, Maharashtra, has been a regular in the domestic circuit, appearing in 54 T20Is and 41 ODIs before making his IPL debut on Sunday. He was a part of the Mumbai Indians squad for two years in 2016 and 2017, although he could not be included in the eleven. He focused on improving his skills in the limited overs game and his perseverance didn’t go in vain, grabbing the opportunity with both hands after Punjab Kings acquired him for ₹20 lakh in the February auction.
The right-handed batsman did justice to the trust of the PBKS think-tank of cricket operations and the head coach, Anil Kumble and captain Mayank Agarwal among others. Walking to bat after setting the stage on fire with a few merciless hits by England’s Liam Livingstone, Sharma looked at the ball, not the bowler, for sixes off globally proven performers Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja. For making a useful contribution of 26 .
Similar was the story of Sharma’s teammate and Arora, who made his IPL debut on Sunday. The 24-year-old right-arm medium pacer from Himachal was given the new ball at the start of the IPL after playing only 13 T20Is for his state in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He bowled a clean first over to CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and in-form Robin Uthappa, conceding only five runs and not a boundary. In his next over, he got rid of top-aging Uthappa with an intended shot on the outside, and was successful again in his third over by looking at Moeen’s back, which could have been explosive otherwise when he hit his eye. Gone.
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Arora removes Ali for naught and prompts his captain to fill up his quota immediately. Thus, the uncapped bowler, bought by PBKS for Rs 2 crore, took two wickets for 21 runs in a memorable four-over spell.
Arora bowled for the likes of IPL stalwarts including Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu but did not succumb to pressure. Faced with the ball like his teammate Sharma and not the bowler, Arora was bowling with the aim of taking wickets, not the reputation of the batsman at the other end.
Of course, Sharma and Arora won’t always go to their liking. Sharma may fall cheap or Arora may be badly affected, but on the big stage he has started fearlessly like two other newcomers, LSG’s Badoni and MI’s Verma.
Badoni is a product of the national capital and despite the system Delhi cricket is known for, all the credit for climbing the ladder goes to him and only him. After going for trial after trial of IPL in the last three years, he finally caught the eye of LSG mentor and former India opener Gautam Gambhir.
A trainee of the late iconic coach ‘Dronacharya’ Tarak Sinha at Sonnet CC in Delhi, Badoni played some crucial innings for India Under-19s, the most important being an unbeaten 185 in the Youth ‘Test’ in Colombo in July. In 2018, he topped the Indian batting average at the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in October that year, batting at number 5 or 6 at an average of 72.50 with two fifties in three innings.
Badoni, who has been overlooked since then, has played only five Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches in January 2021 and hasn’t done much. For someone going through some rough times in terms of non-selection, Badoni only got better at his game. It was learned that he joined the Vijay Dahiya Cricket Academy in Delhi after dropping out of the sonnet and it was here that he was impressed by the batting abilities of Badoni, a former India wicketkeeper and now LSG assistant coach.
Not only this, the youngster had impressed Indian great and former NCA director, currently India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid that the latter told people that nurturing Badoni’s talent matters in Delhi cricket.
All the hard work paid off for Badoni when, in his first IPL match against Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium on March 28, he played a wide range from pull to stroke. Dilscoop To sweep in an impressive half-century on debut. The 22-year-old, who was bought by LSG for Rs 20 lakh, has taken on a huge responsibility, as if he wants to make up for the time he lost over the years.
Badoni, batting at No. 6 in his first three IPL matches, with scores of 54, 19 not out and 19, showed that he is here to stay. It won’t be a surprise if he uses the IPL platform to make his international debut.
Verma, like Badoni, is a former India Under-19 batsman. The left-handed batsman gave himself a decent account at No 3 in the three innings he got to play in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2020 in South Africa, amassing a total of 86 runs in three innings at an average of 28.67.
When it came to his IPL debut against Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium on March 27, Verma got off to a good start and showed his glimpse by scoring 22 runs with some delightful fours – one hit at wide long-on, one in straight overs. Hit. One for fine leg off bowlers Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Khaleel Ahmed and one off their legs – which didn’t show, they were making their IPL debuts.
He improved on that score by reaching 61 against Rajasthan Royals, hitting five sixes and three fours against the likes of established spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal. He hit two sixes including a reverse sweep off Ashwin and the departure he got at the hands of the off-spinner tells how well he played that evening at the DY Patil Stadium.
Barring some keen interest shown by other franchises including Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals after he was bought by MI for Rs 1.85 crore in the IPL mega auction, it is clear that Verma’s talent is substantial.
While all four have made an early impression this IPL, one cannot help but feel sorry for left-arm medium pacer Mukesh Chaudhary, CSK’s 25-year-old IPL debutante this season. The Rajasthan-born who represents Maharashtra was given the honor of opening the bowling in CSK’s second and third matches against LSG and PBKS.
Although he took the opening wicket of PBKS skipper Agarwal in his second ball on Sunday, the brutal Livingstone and KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock and later Badoni on Sunday sent him to the picket repeatedly in his first match. With 0 for 39 in 3.3 overs against LSG and 1 for 52 in 4 overs against PBKS, Choudhary may have dampened his confidence from some of the game’s hardcore hitters, but he could be getting better from now on, Make mistakes by learning from yourself. However, once CSK’s leading bowler Deepak Chahar is fully fit, he may have to make a place.
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