10 Best Performers of IPL

Bangalore: The introduction of 20-20 format and the consequent arrival of IPL has put forwarded the spirit of cricket to a next level. IPL has made a sensation in the world of cricket. The short time period of this cricket has created massive viewers to this game. The popularity and the spirit of Indian Premier League have now crossed all country boarders.

Beside the popularity, the major contribution of IPL is the introduction of many talented players to the Indian cricket. IPL created a strong platform for the players to prove themselves and find place in the national team. In this special format of the game some players have outshined many others including the experienced and famous cricketers. Here is the list of 5 best batsmen and bowlers who have been doing well in all IPL seasons. The list is based on the ratings published by TOI.

 The list is made on the basis of performance of players in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 IPL seasons. 50 percent from the 2012 season, 30 percent from 2011, 20 percent from 2010 are the weight age criteria for each season.

Best 5 batsmen

How fast you score most runs that is what matters for T20. The points given to batsmen in the list are based on a particular method. The runs scored were multiplied by his strike rate and was divided by T20 average strike rate of 120 to find the best batsmen. This makes the runs scored and the strike rate equally important.

Chris Gayle:

The famous West Indian player Chris Gayle comes at the top in the list by scoring 64.5 points. Though he is named as a calm and cool cricketer, he is like a storm when he comes to bat. If Gayle is in good form, that will be the worst day for any bowlers. This left hand batsman will thrash almost anyone without considering the greatness of the bowler. He is the nightmare for any bowler in IPL. 

Most interestingly he was an unsold player in the IPL 4 auctions. When Royal challengers Bangalore bought this player no one would have even imagined the impact that he is going to make in followed IPL seasons. In the next auctions he will definitely be the most considered player by all teams. Besides batting, his all round performance in cricket increases his value.

The 32 year old cricketer was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Chris Gayle also has the record of most number of Centuries in T20 cricket. He also accounts for the most number of sixes in IPL by a single batsman. It is a pleasure even for the opponents to watch Chris Gayle batting in IPL. His special talent to hit sixes was seen by all especially when he hit 13 sixes in a single match against Delhi in this season. Out of 35 matches, he has scored 1804 runs so far in IPL T20.