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IPL 2023: The Top 5 young guns to watch out for!

IPL 2023: The Top 5 young players to watch out for. These prodigious five players are primed to dominate the cricketing arena and create a lasting impact in the biggest cricketing league.

IPL 2023_ Tilak Varma scored 397 runs from 14 games in IPL 2022 for Mumbai Indians _ Walking Wicket (Images_ ©TilakV9_Twitter)
Tilak Varma scored 397 runs from 14 games in IPL 2022 (Images: ©TilakV9/Twitter)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a prestigious cricketing event that has seen the rise of many young players, who have gone on to make a name for themselves. As the anticipation builds for IPL 2023, cricket enthusiasts are eagerly looking forward to the performances of these top 5 promising youngsters who are set to take the tournament by storm.


Tilak Varma (Mumbai Indians)

Mumbai Indians (MI) have retained Tilak Varma for IPL 2023, following his impressive debut in 2022. The young cricketer from Hyderabad made his first-class debut for Hyderabad during the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy and played in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for India in 2020. Varma's left-handed dexterity and all-round abilities have been on display in his seven first-class matches, 25 List A matches and 36 T20 matches. He was also impressive in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022-23, scoring 402 runs in 7 games at an average of 80.40 and a strike rate of 118.23.


Varma's retention by Mumbai Indians is a testament to his potential as the future of Indian cricket.

Mat

Inns

Runs

HS

Ave

SR

50s/100s

14

14

397

61

36.09

131.02

2/0

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