IPL 2020: 5 major steal deals from the auction

#2 Tom Banton (KKR)

Tom Banton

Country - England

Type - Batsman

Base Price - ₹1 crore

Sold at - ₹1 crore

Tom Banton has been the talk of the town with his performance in the domestic circuit. He amassed 549 runs at a strike rate of 161.47. Just after getting a contract from Kolkata Knight Riders, Tom Banton scored a 29-ball 50 in the Big Bash League. Everyone expected a bidding war to ensue for the young Englishman and it came as a shock when he went for his base price to Kolkata Knight Riders.

The team can use this explosive batsman at the top with Shubman Gill to provide the much-needed impetus at the start followed by reliable and dynamic players like Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan and Nitish Rana. He is expected to become an important catalyst in KKR's journey towards an IPL title in 2020.

Statistics in T20s:

Matches - 22

Runs - 727

Highest - 100

Average - 36.35

Strike Rate - 158.04