The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one the biggest franchise league in the world. The IPL is the second richest sporting league in the world. What makes this league more exciting? The answer is, that in the last 5 to 7 overs dangerous batters take on bowlers and hit boundaries and sixes. Let’s take a look at the top 5 batters who can be dangerous in the upcoming IPL 2024.
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Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh is an Indian left-handed batter, who is now known to be the best finisher. In IPL 2023, he smashed 5 consecutive sixes in the last over against Gujarat Titans’ (GT) Yash Dayal to win the match for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He can be a dangerous batter in the later stage of the inning and holds immense power to destroy any quality bowlers. In IPL 2023, he played 14 matches, and scored 474 runs at an average of 59.25 and a fantastic strike rate of 149.53.
Surya Kumar Yadav
Surya Kumar Yadav, the right-handed power hitter batsman is one of the best batsmen in T20 cricket. He is also fondly known as an ‘Indian Mr 360’ because of his ability to strike the ball all around the wickets. Surya helped Mumbai Indians (MI) to clinch the IPL title in 2019 and 2020. In IPL 2023, he played 16 games and scored 605 runs at an average of 43.21 and a strike rate of 181.14.
Daryl Mitchell
Daryl Mitchell is a Kiwi middle-order batsman. The right-handed batter has a wide range of shots and he is also a good finisher batsman. He has played in one season of the IPL, and that too he gets to bat in only 2 games. So why he is in the most dangerous batter category? Because of his recent form in international cricket. He single-handedly won numerous games for New Zealand in the international. This is the reason why CSK has bought him for a hefty 14 crore rupees.
Virat Kohli
The legendary Indian batter and run-machine Virat Kohli is one the most fierce batters in the world of cricket. He is not only dominating the international arena but he is also on the top of the highest run scorers list in the IPL. He has amassed over 7000 runs at an average of 37.35 and a strike rate of 130.02. His strike may seem low but he is a master of the chase. He has 50 fifties and 7 centuries in the IPL arena. He has also smashed 234 sixes and is known to hit the ball out of the park in the death overs. So, he can be one of the most dangerous batters in the upcoming IPL 2024.
Travis Head
The left-handed Australian opener Travis Head, is one of the most aggressive batters in the world. He can start to smash the ball from the word go. In Australia’s winning campaign in the World Test Championship 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023, the southpaw was the key player. In the 2016 and 2017 IPL seasons, he played 10 matches and managed to score 205 runs at a strike rate of 138.51. He is also capable of contributing with his spin-bowling. He can also pick wickets on crucial moments, making him a dangerous player to look out in IPL 2024.
