IPL 2017: 5 unsung heroes from the competition

4.Jaydev Unadkat

With the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid Khan and others hogging the limelight, one man went about his business almost unknowingly. Jaydev Unadkat may have set the grass on fire on a couple of occasions in red-ball cricket, but in the IPL, he has barely had any memorable experience to look back upon.

The 2017 IPL season though turned things around for him dramatically. Picked in the side at the expense of Ashok Dinda, who was proving to be far too expensive for the Steven Smith-led side, the Saurashtra bowler picked up 24 wickets to finish as the second highest wicket-taker in the competition.

He was also only one of the three bowlers in the IPL to take a hat-trick and will hope to carry the performance in this edition into the upcoming domestic season as well.