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There is only one game left in the 2023 Indian Premier Leagues (IPL). Over the past two months, the 10 franchises have been battling intensely with one outperforming the other. The tournament also saw several great batting performances. This was the first time two uncovered batters – Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prabhsimran Singh – scored centuries in a single edition of the competition. Also, India stars Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill are two centuries each. After such a great showing ahead of Gujarat Titans’ Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians, Virender Sehwag chose the ‘top-five hitters’, according to him.
“Only 5 Pandavas. Cricket’s Pandav. My choice of five batters in the IPL. I haven’t picked many openers because they get a lot of chances. The first batter that comes to mind in Rinku Singh. I don’t think you would ask me the reason Because it has never happened that a batsman has won the team a game by hitting five consecutive sixes Only Rinku Singh has done it Second middle batsman is Shivam Dube He has hit 33 sixes his batting rate is over 160. The past few seasons have not been special, but this year he came with a clear mindset that he has to come and hit sixes,” Virender Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.
“The third is a brilliant opener. I have to take his name because his brilliant batting forced me to pick him up. Yashasvi Jaiswal. Then comes SKY. I take the name of Suryakumar Yadav because he was not in form. In international cricket he got outs. In IPL he didn’t do well in the beginning either, but then he started to do well. Finally, I can choose anyone by throwing, because there are so many. But I will choose another middle-class batsman and his name is Heinrich Klaasen. The team he played for (SRH), he batted for them in the middle order, he made the most runs. His ability to hit against spin and pace is rarely seen in a foreign player.”
Interestingly, Sehwag’s list also has two unlimited players.
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