IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will play the opening match of the Indian Premier League 2021 In Chennai against Mumbai Indians. RCB bought three devastating foreign players and also bought four uncapped Indian players. Today, we look at the best uncapped players in the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
So, who is an uncapped player?
- An uncapped player is someone who hasn’t represented his country in any international match across the three formats. If some player debuts for India in any of the three formats, then that player becomes a capped player.
- All players who are playing domestic cricket will be considered uncapped players in the IPL.
- Top 4 Uncapped Players to watch out for in RCB:
Devdutt Padikkal: He had a great season in 2020 where he scored more than 400 runs in a single season of Indian Premier League. He became only the second uncapped player in IPL’s history to achieve this feat of 400 runs in a single season. He is a brilliant batsman and he can also bowl some useful off-spinners. He came into limelight due to his performance in the Karnataka Premier League and also due to constant performances by him for Karnataka.
Sachin Baby: This player from Kerala is unlucky to have not received a chance to play for India. He is a good batsman. He made his Kerala debut in 2009. His name is kept after the Indian legends, Sachin Tendulkar. He has won the most number of Mushtaq ALI Trophies as a captain, thus you can guess which his favorite format to play.
Mohammed Azharuddeen: Another one player from Kerala who is making the talks is Mohammed Azharuddeem. He hit one of the fastest century for Kerala. His name is inspired by India’s legendary captain Mohammed. His strike-rate in T20s is in excess off 14.
Rajat Patidar: The most lesser-known name in this list is of Rajat Patidar, he is a batsman and can also bowl a few spinners: He is from Madhya Pradesh. He has scored runs in T20s at a strike rate of 143.53 rpo. He recently scored a 100 against Andhra Pradesh.
Virat Kohli will be excited to have these young lot of players in the team complementing the likes of Virat, AB and Maxwell. RCB’s young lot is promising!