IPL 2017: 5 reasons for the resurgence of Rising Punesupergiant (RPS)

4.Rahul Tripathi-The surprise star at the top

Rahul Tripathi has been superb for Pune

Ahead of the season, the Supergiant picked Mayank Aggarwal as an opening option with Ajinkya Rahane. When that decision backfired, they decided to go for the unknown quantity named Rahul Tripathi, much to the surprise of everyone.

However, has the right-hander proved his critics wrong or what? 388 runs in 12 matches at a strike-rate of 150 meant that he exceeded all expectations with his exploits with the bat and emerged as one of the key components in the RPS’s scheme of things.

He is set to play a minimum of two matches in the Playoffs and how he stands up and delivers in the crunch moments will be keenly watched.