IPL 2017: 5 unexpected performers in the first two weeks

#5 Chris Lynn

Lynn lit up the IPL at the top of the order for KKR

There is something inherently magical about the maverick-like six hitting abilities of batsmen that keep the turnstiles clicking and the cash registers at the gates ringing.

Lynn belongs to the rare and uninhibited breed of sixer hitters that gets the hungry crowd on its feet and works up a cold sweat for the opposing skipper.

It is to Lynn's credit that he isn’t a flash in the pan, as beneath the facade of a buccaneering swashbuckler lies a fertile cricket brain that comprehends the game situation quickly. He has a huge double ton to his credit in the much challenged domestic shield cricket in Australia. He unleashes unmitigated hell on the bowlers as can be seen in his sparkling stroke play in the Big Bash for Brisbane Heat and in the two brilliant innings for KKR in this edition of the IPL.

It is an ironic fate that repeated injuries have cruelly rendered him unfit on many an occasion in the past and one fervently prays and sincerely hopes that he recovers from the nasty shoulder fall which he, unfortunately, endured earlier in the season in the IPL.

Supremely fit, ever ready for a hard scrap and a fight in an archetypal Aussie fashion, his game awareness as an athletic fielder in the deep best illustrates his sharp catching skills, with his velvety mitt-like hands.

The faster this amazing batsman recovers and gets back on the team sheet of KKR, better their chances of making the cut like they did in 2012 and 2014.

Viva la Lynn – an honest to God, sincere toiler!