IPL 2019: 3 overseas debutants to watch out for

#2 Ashton Turner(Rajasthan Royals)

Turner scored 378 runs in the BBL at an average of 31.5

26-year-old Ashton Turner is a player from Western Australia. He is a right-handed batsman, who bats in the middle order and bowls off-spin.

Turner has represented Western Australia at U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels. He made his T20 international debut in 2017 against Sri Lanka, and although he couldn’t do much with the bat, he had a decent outing with the ball as he picked up 3 wickets.

In the recently concluded Big Bash League, Turner scored 378 runs for Perth Scorchers from 14 matches, averaging 31.50 with a strike rate of 132.63. So far in his T20 career, he has scored 1132 runs at a strike rate of 138.72 and has picked up 17 wickets.

Turner entered the IPL auction with a base price of ₹50 lakhs and was bought by Rajasthan Royals at that price. Turner is expected to make his IPL debut once the English players leave for their World Cup preparations.