IPL 2019- Week 01- Top Ten talking points

#9 A young Kashmiri graces the IPL stage amidst Pant's blitz

Rasikh Salam

Kashmir is always in the news for indifferent reasons, but in the second game of the IPL, it saw a young boy realize his dream when a 17-year-old Rasikh Salam made his debut against the Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium. First spotted by Irfan Pathan, Salam's run-up and his action impressed everyone that saw him bowl against the Capitals but the youngster had a tough outing, conceding 42 runs in his quota.

Mitchell McClenaghan

But, it was not only Salam, who had a difficult outing, his more experienced compatriots in Mitchell McClenaghan and Jasprit Bumrah, too felt the brunt off Rishabh Pant's bat, who flicked, reverse-hit and maraud his way to a 27-ball 78 to help his side post an eventual match-winning target of 6-213.

#8 Yuvraj Singh turns the clock back but Mumbai's middle-order woes continue

Y Chahal and Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh didn't really have any expectations to cater to coming into this edition of the IPL, considering he was racked up for a poultry sum of ₹2 crores [by his standards] by the Mumbai Indians'. So, with no pressure on his back, Yuvi showed a glimpse of the good old days, stroking- first Axar Patel and then Yuzvendra Chahal [for 3 consecutive sixes].

But, despite Yuvraj's blitz, the middle-order woes continue to trouble the Mumbai Indians with Kieron Pollard's dwindling returns at the heart of it. Pollard's returns of 21, 5 & 7 have meant the MI haven't been able to make use of the start given by their top-order in Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock.

They might have won against the RCB thanks to Bumrah and the late blitz from Hardik Pandya [32 off 14 balls], it cost them dearly against the Kings XI Punjab, as the total of 7-176; which could have been a lot more considering they were 3-120 after 13 overs, proved to be under par as KL Rahul's [71 off 57 balls] calculated assault helped his side notch up an eight-wicket win.