Overseas players clinch top honours in IPL-4
Trotting through the statistics of the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL)-4, it is evident that all the top awards and titles of the tournament have been won by overseas players.
Despite the fact that the Indian cricketers were at lucrative and privileged positions in all 10 teams of the league, foreign players shone in all three departments, bowling, batting and fielding.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 batsman, has earned the Orange Cap for being the top scorer of the tournament. He joined Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the midst, played only 12 games but scored 608.
Apart from the Bangalore management, many in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and in international cricket believe that Gayle changed the fortune of RCB, as he showered seven consecutive victories on them with his marvellous batting.
He was the only batsman in the tournament to have scored 2 tons.
Gayle had problems with his domestic cricket board when he opted to play the IPL tournament. However, he could not earn the champions title for his team, as he was dismissed for a duck in the final against Chennai Super kings.
Among the bowlers of IPL-4, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 outperformed. He received the purple cap for most wickets in the tournament. The pacer played 16 games and bagged 28 wickets.
The fast and furious Lankan bowler, who played for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians, was also dragged in a row with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and subsequently announced his retirement from Test cricket.
The tournament gave him a chance to rub shoulders with the legendary Indian batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sachin-Ramesh-Tendulkar-c87800, who was leading the Mumbai side.
Coming to the fielding department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 of West Indies seems to be at top with the most number of catches in the tournament. He was also honoured with an award.
The all-rounder represented Mumbai Indians in the tournament. Along with excellent batting and bowling performances, he proved to be an alert and reliable fielder.
Though these three rock-stars of IPL-4 belong to losing sides, their outstanding performances will be some sort of compensation.
The 74-match tournament concluded here on Saturday, May 28 with Chennai as Champions for the second consecutive time.
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