IPL 2019: One rising Indian star from each team

# 7 Ankit Rajpoot - Kings XI Punjab

Ankit Rajpoot

Ankit Rajpoot is another Indian pacer who showed a lot of potential in last season's IPL with Kings XI Punjab. His five-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad grabbed the headlines and the attention of the cricket world. With another Season of IPL approaching, he will know that he needs to put in a string of consistent performances to get into the minds of the Indian selectors.

The 25-year-old pacer from Uttar Pradesh does know the IPL circuit quite well having played for CSK and KKR in the previous years. Having taken 11 wickets in eight matches last year, Rajpoot will know, he needs to build from his impressive return last season. With his teammate Mayank Agarwal making his India debut last year, all the attention is on Rajpoot in the KXIP team. He is definitely capable of being the next rising star.