IPL-2020: Spin Challenge Sunil Narine

 IPL-2020: Spin Challenge Sunil Narine 

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League is set to take place in three stadiums in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.  Spinners are expected to play a key role in the team's success in the UAE environment.  So this presentation is about the spinners of the 4 teams participating in this high profile league which is going to start from the 18th of this month.

 Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

 bowling option was Piyush Chawla, R.S.  Saikishore, Imran Tahir, Rabindra Jadeja, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santoner and Kedar Yadav.  With a variety of options, the team is considered to be the best spinning team in the upcoming tournament.  The Chennai team usually includes more spinners in the squad, considering the home ground.  So in this case, there is talk that the Super Kings will be one step ahead of the other team in the UAE environment.  The team bought Chawla for Rs 6.75 crore during the player auction.  In the absence of veteran Harbhajan Singh, Chawla could lead the spin attack.  In addition, Jadeja and Santon can use their all-round ability to change the course of the match.  Tahir, who owns the Purple Cap last season, will be the best spin option among foreign players as he is full of experience.  Saikishore and Karn Sharma will also want to take advantage of the opportunity.

 Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)

 The bowling options led by Virat Kohli are Ujjwantra Chahal, Poovan Negi, Washington Sundar, Adam Zampa and Moin Ali.  Despite the strong batting line-up, the Bangalore-based franchise has not made it to the playoffs in the last three seasons for the inexperienced bowling department.  This time around, the team's management has strengthened the bowling lineup with this in mind during the player auction.  As in the past, Chahal, Sundar, Moin and Negi have remained unchanged, while Zampa has been replaced by Kenneth Richardson.  This is said to be a good move as the UAE is expected to be environmentally friendly.  Chahal and the beautiful Indian T20 team have been regulars, while Moin and Zampa are the best foreign options.  As the RCB spin department is strong for the first time, this time it will be a contender for the title.

 Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)

 The spinners of the Kolkata franchise are Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Barun Chakraborty, M.Sc.  Siddhartha, Chris Green and Nitish Rana.  The team’s spin department is quite strong in the presence of Narin, Kuldeep and Barun.  With their success, the team led by Dinesh Karthik is aiming to win the trophy for the third time this time.  The Knight Riders performed poorly in the last IPL.  Narine did well in the last Caribbean Premier League (CPL).  Hopefully this will happen again.  In limited-overs cricket, Kuldeep is considered to be the dependable spinner of the Indian team.  The franchise is aiming to buy Green and Barun as the back-up of Narin and Kuldeep in the player auction.  The spin unit of Kolkata looks quite balanced in the presence of Indian and foreign players.

 Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH)

 The Sunrisers squad includes spinners Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Bhavanka, Fabian Allen and Abdul Samad.  The team’s bowling attack is one of the best this season.  Rashid Khan, the number one Oban T20 bowler, will lead the spin department.  Rashid's team-mate Mohammad Nabi also proved to be in fantastic form in the last CPL.  The Hyderabad-based franchise has no such experienced Indian spinner.  Of the 4 Indians, Shahbaz Nadeem is the most experienced.  "It simply came to our notice then.  Punjab all-rounder Abhishek Sharma is expected to play an important role.  Nabi and Rashid have Fabian Allen as their back-up.  The Sunrisers will have a chance to win the title if the Sunrisers adopt a strategy of playing Rashid and Nabi if the pitch is bowling friendly.

 Delhi Capitals (DC)

 Akshar Patel, Amit Mishra, Rabichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Lamichane and Lalit Yadav are the team's bowling options.  Although the team had a small number of spinners, most of them were experienced.  Amit, Ashwin and Akshar have already taken over 350 wickets in the IPL.  The Delhi franchise aims to take advantage of the UAE pitch.  Akshar and Amit have been consistently performing for the Delhi team.  With Ashwin's side, the team is aiming to win the title for the first time.  Shreyas Ayyar's team also includes Nepalese leg-spinner Lamichane.  He has the ability to change the course of the game through the mysterious leg-spin.  However, Sandeep will be vying for a place in the final XI in the 4 foreign players strategy.

 Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)

 Punjab's spin bowling options include Mujibur Rahman, Glenn Maxwell, J, Suchith, Harpreet Brar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tajinder Dhilon, Murugan Ashwin, Krishnappa Gotham and Deepak Hooda.  Lokesh Rahul is leading the team this time.  The Punjab franchise, which is hoping for the title for the first time, has no experienced Indian spinners.  Under-19 players could play an important role in the Vishnu team's campaign.  All-rounder Gotham could also be useful for the team.  In 2016, he performed impressively for the Rajasthan Royals.  The two all-rounders are Mujibur of Afghanistan and Maxwell of Australia are the two key players in the Punjab team.  These will lead the spin department.

 Rajasthan Royals (RR)

 The Royals' spinners are Shreyas Gopal, Mayank Markande, Mahipal Lomerore, Sasha Singh, Ryan Parag, Rahul Tobotia and Aniruddha Yoshi.  There are no experienced foreign spinners on the team.  The player was brought in by Markand from the Royals from the Mumbai Indians before the auction.  Having more leg spinners can cause problems for the team’s campaign.  Gopal, who scored a hat-trick last season, will lead the spin department.  Markande's performance last season was disappointing.  Of the spinners in the line-up, he has played only international matches for India.  The spin department has been weakened as the team handed over Krishnappa Gotham to Punjab before the player auction.  Although he bought Aniruddha during the auction, he does not have much experience.  So Ryan will be keeping an eye on the pollen.

 Mumbai Indians (MI)

 The Mumbai Indians' spin department is the weakest this season.  Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav and Anukul Roy will handle the spin challenge.  The Indian spinner lacks experience when there are no foreign spinners on the team.  So it can be difficult for the team.  Krunal and Rahul are expected to make it to the starting XI.  However, they are less likely to succeed in the middle overs.  Jayant and Anukul have no experience.  With the departure of Lasith Malinga from the IPL, the Mumbai franchise had to select a capable spinner during the player auction in view of the UAE environment.  But instead of Malinga, the team selected James Pattinson.  The absence of an experienced spinner in the next edition is likely to be costly for the team.