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IPL Fantasy Cricket League 2019: KKR Top Players in Each Department

Now is the wait of just 5 days and the 12th season of IPL is going to entertain us for almost 45 days. All the cricket and IPL fantasy cricket fans are ready with their strategies.

One of the popular IPL T20 fantasy teams, Kolkata Knight Riders will have their first match on March 24 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR are only lurking behind Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians when it comes to winning the IPL title because they have lifted the trophy twice while CSK and MI both have won the title three times.

Last season, KKR quite remarkably qualified for the playoffs despite having a weak squad. But this year, they have an actually quite a decent squad and the IPL fantasy league fans will too have. So they are going to surely be looking to get hold of IPL trophy for the 3rd time.

Here, we take a peek at the best player in each department for KKR who are able to play a crucial role in winning the tournament.

Best Pacer -Lockie Ferguson

The exceptionally competent kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson can be the best fast bowler for the team in IPL 2019. Ferguson can regularly bowl over 145 kph and comes with a good bouncer and a yorker that makes him an actually quite a lethal bowler in the shortest form of cricket. He has been in wonderful form lately in international cricket.

Prior to this, Ferguson has played for Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL T20 cricket game 2017 for which he played 4 matches and took 3 wickets.

With KKR lacking any big name in their fast bowling attack, Ferguson is anticipated to be their highly recommended overseas pacer for this season. KKR will have high expectations from the kiwi paceman in IPL 2019.

Best Spinner -Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep is among the very few chinaman bowlers in cricket world right now. His different attack makes it very hard for any batsman to play him and this is why he has been so outstanding lately.

The chinaman spinner is certainly going through his purple patch right now. He has been doing well constantly for the Indian team since his arrival in international cricket. KKR will be anticipating Kuldeep to keep his dream run in IPL 2019 too.

Until now, the 24-year-old has played 31 matches in IPL and has taken 35 wickets in an average of 24.51 and then an economy rate of 8.22 with 20/4 being his best IPL figures.

Best All-rounder – Andre Russell

The hard-hitting Windies all-rounder, Andre Russell is debatably one of the best T20 cricket games all-rounders right now. He has the ability to win matches single-handedly for his team with both ball and bat. The 30-year-old player has been an important part of the Kolkata-based team in the last few seasons.

Russell has turned 50 IPL appearances for KKR till date. He has smashed 890 runs at an average of 26.97 and a fantastic strike rate of 177.29 with 88 as his highest score. In bowling, he has taken 44 wickets with 20/4 being his best.

Andre Russell will surely be probably the most important players for KKR this season of IPL fantasy cricket. It will be interesting to see if he could meet the hopes of his fans and team.

Best Batsman – Dinesh Karthik

In 2018, Karthik was the captain of KKR and this call turned out to be quite beneficial for both KKR and Karthik as captaincy took his game to a completely new level and he led KKR to the playoffs of IPL. He performed persistently over the last season. Last season, he scored 498 runs from 16 matches at an amazing average of 49.80 and a strike rate of 147.77. It turned out one of the best IPL seasons for Dinesh Karthik. KKR will be ready for Karthik to repeat precisely the same this time too.

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Read More:
1. IPL Fantasy League Teams Overview – Kolkata Knight Riders
2. IPL Fantasy Cricket League 2019 – 3 Keys Players of Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL Fantasy League 2019 – 3 Keys Players of Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Sunrisers Hyderabad has been probably the steadiest sides in the IPL fantasy league in the last 3 years. In IPL 2016, they won their maiden IPL title under David Warner’s leadership, while they reached the playoffs in 2017. During the last season of IPL, they arrived in the finals merely to be defeated by the great Chennai Super Kings.

Although they had an effective campaign last year, the Sunrisers made big shifts in the squad, IPL fantasy league. They release the experienced Shikhar Dhawan, while they released players like Carlos Brathwaite, Alex Hales and WriddhimanSaha.

Sunrisers Hyderabad has been wise in terms of bidding for players at the auctions during the past and they continued that trend this IPL T20 fantasy season too.

The Hyderabad based team was quite clear ın regards to the players they wished in their side and spent their purse appropriately. By the end of it all, they look like probably the most balanced sides for IPL 2019 T20 cricket game.

Here is a glance at three such players from (SRH) who will have a very good role in how far the team goes in this season of the IPL.

(Also read: IPL Fantasy Cricket Teams Overview – Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

When you begin looking at the SRH team for great players, you will need to scratch your head to discover the top 3. As it is just one of the most balanced and well picked up team of the tournament.

But, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will make it to the top 3. There has been an obvious dip in his form recently if you were to follow numbers. But his death bowling is one thing that is certainly banging on. To accompany his already sufficiently good new ball bowling technique.

He has been with the Hyderabad team for several years and has been leading the pack of players who go for wickets. Kumar has no point left to be shown to gain his team’s trust, but performing well this IPL might surely be on his list. He is a match winner as well as the management and trainer of his team.

David Warner

The mind-blowing Australian opener will be getting back to cricket after a 1-year ban. He is a match winner and everybody worldwide knows it. When he hits, he scores big and ensures natural game turns out to be slow in the preliminary stages of the innings.

He has crossed the 4000 runs mark in the IPL in just 114 matches, the very least by any player. On the whole, he is one of the best players and there are no 2nd thoughts concerning this. David Warner in your fantasy cricket league team can earn many points for your fantasy team.

Rashid Khan

We cannot miss Rashid Khan in the list of best players for the SRH. He is the player behind giving the worst nightmares to the opposition team’s batsmen before a match, and he has been giving them these types of nightmares quite constantly.

The player with a golden arm when he began his IPL career has gone on to turn into a very skilful all-rounder. In 31 matches he has taken 38 wickets at an outstanding economy of 6.68. He is the player behind the way SRH defended the poor totals in last year’s IPL fantasy league.

He is an asset to SRH and they have done well to shield him. Rashid Khan is the player who picks himself within the side when SRH take the field. This young player has got the potential of snatching a game from the opposition just whenever they think they will likely win the match.

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IPL Fantasy Cricket 2019 – 5 Keys Players of Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals, the rechristened team for Delhi Daredevils, hasn’t won a single IPL trophy in eleven seasons. The owners of the Delhi based team wants to position the team as a new brand and that has led them to change its name. The loyal IPL fantasy cricket fans have stick to the team earlier and are now ready to be the part of there christened team for the new season.

The Capitals will like to turn their fortunes this season around with a fully new team. They have built a young team around a young captain, Shreyas Iyer. And they hope that these young talented cricketers will reap rewards for them and for all the IPL fantasy league fans.

(Also read – IPL Fantasy League Team Overview Delhi Capitals)

During the last season of IPL T20 cricket games, Delhi Capitals has finished at the last of the tables. But if you remember the matches, they have given some good performances at last matches. This is a hope for a better future from their end to their fans, who are eagerly waiting to see one IPL trophy in the team’s hand.

Hence, here is a look at five such Delhi Capitals’ players who have the potential of changing their team’s fortunes at IPL fantasy cricket games:

Prithvi Shaw

This young 19-year-old cricketer from Mumbai has been playing for the Delhi team since IPL 2018. He has scored well in the restricted chances he got. Based on his performance, the Delhi team has decided to keep him for this season too.

During the last year’s IPL, he has scored 237 runs in just 3 innings. It has been expected, he is going to open the batting for the Delhi team this year alongside Shikhar Dhawan, another gem for the team. His aggressive style of batting and his sense of cricket is making him very special for the team.

Cricket expert has the opinion that Shaw will only improve in the years to follow. He has the ability to turn matches around for this team and that might turn the points table for them as well as they have a history of lingering at the bottom of it. Taking him in your IPL fantasy cricket team can let you get good points.

Rishabh Pant

Another young batsman of the team who is also the wicketkeeper for the team has proven his worth for the Indian team. He is an aggressive IPL player, playing 38 matches and scoring 1 century and 8 half centuries. Pant can be destructive on his performing days. He is runaway match winner without a second thought.

Trent Boult

The overseas player from New Zealand, Trent Boult has been another marvellous addition for the Delhi based IPL team. He is the essential pacer for the team who can rake up high speeds steadily. His variations are becoming increasingly deadly with each passing day.

Overall, when Boult delivers, his team goes closer to winning the match. Delhi will hope that he can make good delivery during bowling more often than not.

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan has played for Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2008, the inaugural season. After that, he has been bought by other teams. but for this season he is again back on the Delhi squad.

Dhawan is going to fit into the opening slot for Delhi Capitals. The Delhi-based cricketer is one of the successful players in IPL history. He has already scored 4057 runs, playing 143 games. He has also hit 32 half-centuries in his 11-year IPL career.

Colin Munro

The New Zealand cricketer is arguably the best T20 batsmen around the globe at this moment. He is the leading T20 run score. Do we need to say more about this gem? Or you can guess that he has the capability to bring fortune for Delhi Capitals during this IPL season.

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IPL Fantasy League Teams Overview – Royal Challengers Bangalore

The new season, the twelfth one, is all set to commence from March 23rd 2019. Hence, we have a question for all our IPL fantasy league fans. Can you name a team which has reached the finals more than two times but hasn’t been the winner ever?

Royal Challengers Bangalore! That’s the team! A team having the prominent players like Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers, is hoping to change their fortunes this time around. For the team, when everything seems to be balanced, RCB someway tends to find a tactic to lose the IPL T20 cricket games every time.

RCB IPL fantasy cricket fans are one of the most passionate and enthusiastic fans. The home stadium of RCB is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Chris Gayle has won the orange cap in the 2011 and 2012 season.

Let us now take a look at their squad:

Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Paddikal, Milind Kumar, AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer and Himmat Singh

Bowlers: Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kulwant Khejroliya, Pawan Negi, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Tim Southee

Wicketkeepers: Heinrich Klaasen and Parthiv Patel

All-rounders: Colin de Grandhomme, Moeen Ali, Prayas Ray Barman, Marcus Stoinis, Gurkeerat Singh, Akshdeep Nath and Shivam Dube

Have a recap of their Past Performance:

2008: RCB has reached to the 7th position in the league stage at the inaugural season of IPL.

2009: The team has been the runners-up for the second season of the tournament.

2010: The team has lost in semi-finals during the third edition of IPL.

2011: RCB again has been the runners-up for the fourth edition of IPL

2012: During the fifth season of the tournament, they have reached the 5th position in the league stage.

2013: RCB has reached the 5th position in the league stage at the sixth season.

2014: The team has reached the 7th position in the league stage in the seventh season.

2015: The team has lost in qualifier 2during the eighth edition of the tournament.

2016: They have become the runners-up for the third time during the ninth season of the IPL T20 fantasy cricket game.

2017: At the tenth season of the tournament, RCB has reached to the 8th position in the league stage.

2018: The team has reached to the 6th position in the league stage during the last and eleventh season of the tournament.

Batting performance of RCB at IPL fantasy league T20

RCB has scored 263/5 against Pune Warriors India at IPL 2013, their highest innings total.

The team has scored49 all out against KKR at IPL 2017, their lowest innings total.

Virat Kohli has scored 5372 runs, the highest runs scored by an RCB player.

Chris Gayle has scored 175*against Pune Warriors India during IPL 2013, the highest individual scores of an RCB player.

RCB players have hit 12 centuries in the eleven seasons. The list includes Virat Kohli (113, 109, 108* & 100*), Manish Pandey (114*), AB de Villiers (133* & 129*) and Chris Gayle (175*, 128*, 117, 107 & 102*).

Virat Kohli has scored the highest, 36 half centuries, by an RCB player.

Again, Virat Kohli has scored 973 runs during IPL 2016, which is the highest run scored by any RCB players in one IPL season.

Bowling performance of RCB at IPL fantasy league T20

Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the maximum number of wickets, 82 wickets, by any RCB player.

Anil Kumble has the record of 5/5against RR in IPL 2009, the best bowling performance by an RCB player.

R Vinay Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal have taken 23 wickets in IPL 2013 and IPL 2015 respectively in a single IPL season.

Fielding performance of RCB at IPL fantasy league T20

Mark Boucher has dismissed 19 players (Ct – 15, St – 4) as an RCB wicket-keeper.

Dinesh Karthik has dismissed 18 players(Ct – 14, St – 4)in IPL 2015, the maximum by an RCB wicket-keeper in a single edition of the IPL.

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IPL Fantasy Cricket Team Overview – Rajasthan Royals

Flashback 2008: DY Patil Stadium is busy hosting pool of cricketers and other important personalities from many sectors. A prize distribution ceremony is holding the spectators to the stadium seat. In the field, a blue jersey team is dancing, rejoicing and screaming around along with the spectators. The players in the blue jersey were later seen to hold a trophy. No, the blue jersey is not of our national team, team India. Our regular IPL fantasy cricket fans by now know that we are talking about the Rajasthan based IPL team, Rajasthan Royals.

Winning the inaugural edition of the IPL tournament has been a dream come true for Rajasthan Royals. But since then, their performance has not made an important mark on the fantasy cricket league fans.

Out of the eleven editions of IPL, they have played only nine editions. They have missed out 2016 and 2017 IPL because they have been suspended on charges of spot-fixing. This has been the hardest two years for the team, their fans and IPL T20 fantasy cricket fans.

Shane Watson, AjinkyaRahane, Shane Warne and Rahul Dravid have been the face of Royals. The team has very loyal T20 cricket game fans. The team plays the maximum of its home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur and Sardar Patel Stadium at Ahmedabad.

Let us now look at Rajasthan Royals’ performance in the IPL and some of their key stats.

Rajasthan Royals Squad:

Batsmen: Steven Smith, AjinkyaRahane, Rahul Tripathi, Manan Vohra, Liam Livingstone, Aryaman Birla and Shashank Singh

Bowlers: Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Varun Aaron, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ish Sodhi, Oshane Thomas and Shreyas Gopal

All-rounders: Stuart Binny, Ben Stokes, Ashton Turner, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Sundhesan Midhun and Shubham Ranjane

Wicketkeepers: Prashant Chopra, Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler

Read on the past performance of Rajasthan Royals:

2008: No one has imagined the champions of the inaugural season would be Rajasthan Royals. But they are our first IPL champions.

2009: RR has reached the 6th position in the league stage during the second edition of IPL.

2010: The team has reached the 7th position in the league stage at the third IPL edition.

2011: They have reached the 6th position in the league stage during the fourth season of the tournament.

2012: At the fifth season of the tournament, the team has reached the 7th position in the league stage.

2013: They have lost in qualifier 2 in the sixth season of IPL.

2014: RR has reached the 5th position in the league stage during the seventh edition of IPL.

2015: They have lost in the eliminator in the eighth season of IPL.

2018: RR has lost in eliminator during the eleventh season of the IPL.

Batting performance of RR in IPL Fantasy Cricket T20

RR has scored 223/5against CSK in IPL 2010, their highest innings total.

The team has scored 58 all out against RCB in IPL 2009, their lowest innings total.

AjinkyaRahane has scored 2417 runs, the highest runs scored by a RR player.

Shane Watson has scored 104*against KKR in IPL 2015, the highest individual by a RR player.

RR players have hit 4 centuries in the 9 IPL seasons they have played. The list includes only three namesYusuf Pathan (100), AjinkyaRahane (103*) and Shane Watson (104* & 101).

AjinkyaRahanehas scored 16 half-centuries.

Again, AjinkyaRahane has scored 560 runs, the highest runs by a RR player in a single season of the tournament.

Bowling performance of RR in IPL Fantasy Cricket T20

Siddharth Trivedi has taken 65 wickets, the highest by a RR player.

Sohail Tanvir has scored 6/14against CSK in IPL 2008, the best bowling performance by a RR player.

James Faulkner in IPL 2013 has taken 28 wickets, the highest wickets taken by a RR player in a single edition of IPL.

Fielding performance of RR in IPL T20

AjinkyaRahane has caught 35 catches, the highest by a RR player.

Again, AjinkyaRahane has caught 11 catches, the highest by a RR player in a single season of IPL.

Wicketkeeping performance of RR in IPL T20

Sanju Samson has dismissed 22 players (Ct – 20, St – 2), the maximum by a RR wicketkeeper.

Heinrich Klaasen has dismissed 4 players (Ct – 1, St – 3)against RCB IPL 2018, the maximum by RR wicket-keeper in an innings.

Jos Buttler has dismissed 10 players (Ct – 9, St – 1)in IPL 2018, the maximum dismissals by a RR wicket-keeper in a single season of the IPL.

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Tips and Tricks to Choose IPL Fantasy League Players

Indian Premier League is the first of its kind in the T20 cricket games world. India has been playing the brain and host of each and every IPL match since its advent. After IPL we have seen many and perhaps you have made your fantasy cricket teams at several of the cricket premier leagues.

The Indian version of the Premier League has the best players from every cricket playing nation of the world. The quality of cricket has reached a higher point and the entire planet follows this cricket league.

Fantasy cricket, instead, has reached big heights and bonded with IPL makes the perfect combination. IPL fantasy cricket is what every cricket fan awaits for. That starts with picking players for their playing XI, earning points and winning cash. The IPL 2019 is not far away and we here deduce few fantasy tips for all the fantasy cricket fans.

Here are a few tips for you to take note:

The Indian domestic cricket world is full of exceptionally talented players. Continue to keep in-depth attention on the domestic players who stack up good numbers in different matches. You can play your wild card here.

Always select your marquee players cautiously. At 11Wickets the players are highly valued based on their form. Always select the in-form players as part of your IPL fantasy league squads. Fortunately, they are likely to be your favourites for the captain & vice-captain selections.

Play clever. Always make an all-rounder your IPL fantasy captain or vice-captain. As for instance, the likes of Virat Kohli will yield you more points than a batsman who is able to score a quick 30.

Stay up-to-date with the changes the teams usually tend to make before every game. Selecting a player who wouldn’t feature in the eleven may cost you the game on 11Wickets.

The pitch conditions are incredibly important for a cricket game, more so, in terms of the highest level. Understand the team combos and also how a team will probably manoeuvre their batting and bowling line-ups.

Let your instinct take control. There is no harm in checking out different tactics. IPL T20 fantasy cricket consists of a lot of hits and misses.

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