We are in the second week of the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League witnessed several exceptional individual performances with both bat and ball. A T20 legend many thought had passed his prime showed what he still could on the cricket field while one of the franchises discovered a new bowling star in the making, amidst the despair of the defeat. The week also saw Sunrisers Hyderabad lose their first match of the season, thereby making it eight out of eight for all teams to have lost at least one game this season.
Take a look at the players who made it to the IPL Top 3 player of the Week for the second week of the competition:
1. Chris Gayle
The Jamaican superstar aka Universal boss, Caribbean heavyweight Chirs Gayle not picked for the team's first two matches against the Delhi Daredevils and the Royal Challengers Bangalore, rose from the ashes to first destroy the Chennai Super Kings and then the annihilate the Sunrisers Hyderabad with a blistering century to silence every critic questioning his capabilities as a T20 player. Chris Gayle, who is the second in the IPL orange cap list
2. Shane Watson
Aussies all-rounder batsmen, Shane Watson's stocks as a T20 player have been on a slight decline ever since he retired from international cricket in 2016. However, the 36-year-old showed on Friday night after scoring 106 runs against Rajasthan Royals
3. Andre Russell
Smashing 88 runs of 36 ball which make buzz in the IPL. All those fears were pushed to the back seat when the West Indian all-rounder came out all guns blazing with the bat in hand, smashing the willow to all parts of the Eden Gardens against the Delhi Daredevils in a 12-ball 41 to propel the side to 200 in 20 overs.
