IPL5 dream team – Part-II
Continued from Part-I…
He will also keep the wickets as the rest of the glovemen failed to impress as such this season. The hard-hitting wicketkeeper batsman also strengthened the middle order. Dhoni had an ordinary season with the bat until the playoffs, when he played the rare helicopter shot during his brisk half-century knock against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians. The Ranchi boy ended the season scoring 357 runs in 17 innings at an impressive strike rate of 128.41.
7. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238 (Chennai Super Kings)
Though the Chennai Super Kings' all-rounder did not have a spectacular season this year, he still returned as the only Indian players to challenge in both batting and bowling. The left-hander was bought by his franchise for a hefty sum of US dollar 2 million and the all-rounder duly failed to live upto his billing but still managed to dig in consistently around the big names. Jadeja scored 191 runs at a strike rate of 126.49 and claimed 12 wickets as well.
8. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils)
Whilst majority of the Indian seamers failed to steal the show this season, Umesh Yadav caught the eye with several match winning performances, either by claiming wickets or by containing opposition batsmen. Yadav was vying for the seamer position with Praveen Kumar, but the former ultimately took the spot due to his ability to bat in the lower order. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540.
9. Pavinder Awana (Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833)
With the experienced Indian fast bowlers struggling, debutant Pavinder Awana, was one of the best seamers of the 2012 season. He was a vital cog in the pace battery of Kings XI Punjab. In the seam friendly conditions, the rookie pacer troubled the opposition batsmen by bowling at a brisk pace and nipping the ball both ways. Awana claimed 17 wickets at an average of 21.88 and an economy rate of 7.91. His economy rate (7.91) though could do with more improvement.
10. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 (Deccan Chargers)
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 recruit of Deccan Chargers, Dale Steyn, though failed to make the impact he was expected to ahead of the tournament, finds himself in the dream team as bettor.com believes the world number one ranked Test bowler has the ability to scythe through any batting line up on his day.
In the recently concluded season five of the Indian Premier League, the fast bowler claimed 18 wickets at an average of 15.83 and an economy rate of 6.10.
11. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869 (Kolkata Knight Riders)
How can the dream team be complete without inclusion of mystery spin bowler Sunil Narine. The West Indian, who was bought by Shah Rukh http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 for US dollar 700,000, turned out to be Kolkata Knight Riders’ trump card as the franchise clinched its maiden IPL title.
His wicket taking ability and variation in his bowling makes the Trinidad and Tobago off-spinner a vital cog of our team. In the IPL-V Narine missed out the purple cap with a difference of only one wicket as he claimed 24 scalps, compared to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528’s 25.
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The Australian not only bats belligerently but also fields like superman. With a tally of 362 runs from 14 innings, he finished as the second highest run scorer of Warriors.
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