RE: {KKR vs MI} IPL 2015 News, Updates and Scores
Six newcomers to watch out for at IPL 8
Shreyas Iyer | Age: 20 | Delhi Daredevils Mumbai's highest run-getter in his debut Ranji season (809 runs, avg 50.6).Purchased for 2.6cr by Daredevils, making him the highest paid uncapped player.
Trent Boult | 25 | Sunrisers Hyderabad
Joint-highest wicket taker in the 2015 World Cup with 22 victims, the left-arm speedster combines pace, swing and accuracy to deadly effect. Will form a lethal opening combination with Dale Steyn, and his inswinging yorkers could be a real handful at the death.
David Wiese | 29 | Royal Challengers Bangalore
The powerfully built allrounder's T20 strike rate
of 160 and bowling average of 23.2 fetched him
a price of 2.8cr at the auction.
Kyle Abbott | 27 | Chennai Super Kings
Impressed in the few games he got to play at
the World Cup. Many believe South Africa should have picked him over Vernon Philander for the semifinal. Quick, with an excellent away swinger, he could prove a real bargain at 30 lakh.
Sarfaraz Khan | 17 | Royal Challengers
Bangalore Scored 211 runs (avg 70.3) during India's 2014 Under-19 World Cup campaign, prompting RCB to make him the youngest signing of the 2015 auction.
KC Cariappa | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders
A mystery spinner who is yet to play a first-class match. Impressed KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir in the nets. That, plus his performance in the m Karnataka Premier League, saw KKR signing him for 2.4cr.