Yashasvi Jaiswal of Rajasthan Royals stands out as an exciting player this season with his dynamic left-handed batting style, making an impressionful statement to fans that makes a compelling case for Emerging Player award consideration.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal stands out as an exciting young talent in cricket as both an opening batsman and leg-spin bowler, having shown remarkable abilities with Rajasthan Royals during this season. He can bat left-handed or right-handed and bowl leg-spin on occasion; making an impressionful contribution with them this year.
At just 17 years old, he is India's youngest ever List A double century scorer and led their U-19 World Cup batting. Following an outstanding domestic season in Mumbai, this youngster from Rajasthan Royals in 2022 retained him and together formed an unbreakable opening partnership alongside Jos Buttler.
Jaiswal played an instrumental role in helping Rajasthan clinch an important win against KKR by scoring an unbeaten 98 off 96 balls, earning himself the wicket-taker's bat as Buttler extended a gesture of humility and class by handing over his wicket to Jaiswal - recognition of Jaiswal's growing calibre and talent.
Former India captain Virender Sehwag believes that youngster RR opener has the ability to join his national side one day in future, and predicted that many awards would come his way during IPL tournament this season.
Tilak Varma
IPL is known to provide an ideal platform for young talent, giving young players a chance to make it big and get into national teams. This season is no different with players such as Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma and more aiming to shine during this tournament and build their names.
Varma, an under-appreciated batsman who joined Mumbai Indians just last season, has had an outstanding start to this year. While not well known prior to joining, he has quickly established himself as an integral member of their side this time around.
Rinku Singh of KKR has made waves this year after joining as a lesser-known name when brought on board last year, yet has quickly made an impressionful impactful statement about himself in terms of performance with five sixes in an over, helping his team clinch an exciting win against Rajasthan Royals in a high stakes encounter.
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Suyash Sharma
Starting off as a street vendor selling pani puri in Mumbai to hitting his maiden IPL ton for Rajasthan Royals has been quite the journey. His success doesn't just stem from batting either - the youngster has also excelled with the ball and hopes to make an impressionful impactful statement this season for their franchise.
Leg-spinner Rashid Khan left an impressionful first trial for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), as both team management and staff at KKR saw potential in him during his trial matchups at their club. When auction season arrived, they took a risk and purchased him at his base price of INR 20 lakh despite never playing List A or domestic T20 cricket before IPL season started.
Suyash showed his team's faith by taking three wickets on his debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens stadium, and is expected to improve further with every game played for KKR. Being quick through the air makes it harder for opposing batsmen to pick him off quickly.
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh struck five sixes off the final five balls to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Gujarat Titans in an IPL thriller. Hailing from an unlikely background - his father was an LPG delivery man while his brother an auto-rickshaw driver - the young batsman has had to battle hard for his career success.
Left-handed batsman Rishi Ranjan began his Uttar Pradesh career at an age-group level before quickly progressing to their senior team due to his outstanding performances. He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh in March 2014 and has represented them both T20s and IPL matches since.
Though making an impactful contribution for KKR this season, 25-year-old Ishank Jaggi prefers to remain unassuming and isn't considering joining Team India yet. He credits his success to hard work put into the game over time and believes there is much more for him to show us in future games. An exciting prospect and potential top player.
