The 11th season of the Indian Premier League is going to begin in a week and the teams have already begun with their practice camps. The IPL has provided opportunities to several Indian cricketers over the years and it has served as a door to the Indian national team. Many players got their national call-ups based on their IPL performances specially in death overs. In this list, we look at five such specialists in the death-over
5. Kieron Pollard
Kieron Pollard might happily accept that India’s premier T20 tournament puts him on the map. Kieron Pollard scored 2343 runs in 123 IPL matches. Kieron Pollard known for his finishing touch in the death over.
4. Andre Russell
Another Caribbeans in this list is Andre Russell. He become key player for KKR as he scored 574 runs in 34 matches with healthy strike-rate of 173.41. Andre Russell, who scored three IPL 50’s to his name. Russell is known for his finisher role. As an all-rounder Russell picks 31 IPL wickets to his name.
3. David Miller
David Miller is on the path to becoming one of the most memorable destructive limited-overs finishers of the game. It’s rare that a young batsman is given the responsibility of closing out the innings, but Miller seems to have been bred for the role. Miller scored 1563 runs including 101 not out innings.
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni skills that give him a strong case to be among the all-time greats of one-day cricket. However, one mustn’t forget that it was his explosive innings’ that put him at the forefront of Indian cricket during his early days.
1. AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers is a man of so many skills that he could be placed in a variety of lists – most dogged match-saver, most innovative players, seemingly supernatural human beings, to name some; but the role that his outrageous batting at the end of an innings has played in enhancing his reputation cannot be brushed aside.