IPL 2019: Top 5 uncapped players to watch out for

Prabhsimran Singh (Kings XI Punjab)

Prabh Simran Singh

This 17-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman from Patiala grabbed all starlight when the Kings XI Punjab snatched him from a severe bidding battle at a towering price of 4.8 crores. The fact that he had never played a first-class match only exemplifies his talent.

Idolizing Virender Sehwag and Adam Gilchrist, the young man first garnered attention when he smashed 298 runs in just 301 balls against Amristar in the semi-final of the Punjab U-23 Inter-District Cricket Tournament earlier this year. He also drove a steamroller in last year’s Cooch Behar Trophy by amassing an astonishing 547 runs for Punjab which included 3 magnificent centuries. Having already captained the Indian U-19 team earlier, he has been on the radar of multiple franchisees till Punjab finally grabbed him.

Described as a naturally explosive batsman with the ability to score rapidly, Prabhsimran is rightfully a new sensation after the likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Prithvi Shaw, and more. It would certainly be a delight to watch this sensation coming on to play in this year’s IPL.