IPL 2018: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most successful and popular domestic T20 tournament in the world. Every year, big, small and unknown names from the world of cricket get together in India and participate in the most extravagant and glamorous T20 league in the world, for almost 2 months.
When IPL was introduced to the huge cricket-watching population of India, many had doubted that it will harm the cricketing culture of India. But, now, when the tournament is in its eleventh season, the positives are much more than the negatives.
The tournament has contributed massively towards the success of Indian cricket by nourishing the young talent and giving confidence to them at such a high level. In IPL 2018, we have already seen many young cricketers, not just from India but across the world, do well and earn the love and respect of fans.
We, at The Cricket Lounge, keep looking for stories and features that can entertain our readers and engage them in healthy debates. In this post, we have listed the best ‘Left-Handed XI’ of IPL 2018, which means, a team that only has left-handers in it. Read and share your views in the comments section below.
OPENERS: Shikhar Dhawan and Chris Gayle
Shikhar Dhawan and Chris Gayle are two of the most explosive batsmen in IPL 2018. Both are very hard hitters of the ball and play the game with a huge smile on their faces. It would be a treat for fans to watch two of the coolest batsmen in the world batting alongside each otehr and smashing the opposition bowlers out of the park.
NUMBER 3,4,5 AND 6: Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Rana and Ben Stokes respectively
Raina is one of the best batters in the history of IPL and he has been in good form in IPL 2018, too. Two young guns- Pant and Rana- have been in outstanding form with bat and they will add flair and aggression to the middle order. England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes has not been in good form in IPL 2018 but he is too good a player to include in the ‘left-handed XI’ of IPL 2018.
NUMBER 7: Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya is a top quality all-rounder who can fit in any T20 side. As a batter, he can play the role of a floater and we all know his skills as a left-arm orthodox spinner.
BOWLERS: Trent Boult, Mitchell McClenaghan, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat
Trent Boult and Mitchell McClenaghan are two of the best fast bowlers in IPL 2018. Kuldeep Yadav is one of the toughest spinners to line-up in T20 cricket and Jaydev Unadkat is slowly becoming a T20 specialist.
Do share your ‘Left-Handed XI’ of IPL 2018 in the comments section.
