<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-209350" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Miller-KXIP.jpg" alt="David Miller KXIP" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-209350" class="wp-caption-text">David Miller KXIP. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The 2018 edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/category/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Premier League</a> (IPL) seems to have more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel! Apart from the mind-boggling cricketing action, several new features like the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2018-kxip-v-srh-aakash-chopra-highlights-important-flaw-drs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Decision Review System (DRS)</a> have been added to the tournament to make it a more intriguing affair. One of the most interesting additions to IPL 2018 is the mid-season transfer window for cricketers, which will take place very soon over a period of roughly 5 days.

While most teams have been able to pinpoint their strengths and follies in the past couple of weeks and been able to settle on a more or less core composition for their playing XI, a transfer window opens up several possibilities for each one of the franchises. Lagging teams can expect to amp up their weak playing zones and franchises dealing with player injuries can look for possible replacements. With the transfer window period fast approaching, let&#8217;s take a look at the top 5 benched players most likely to attract the attention of other teams.

First, let&#8217;s talk about the question that&#8217;s been plaguing almost everybody&#8217;s mind. What exactly is a mid-season transfer window and how does it work? Essentially, a mid-season transfer window is a feature of major international football leagues that have been adopted by the IPL Governing Council for the 2018 edition of the tournament. According to reports, the short transfer window will accommodate shifting of uncapped players and capped players who&#8217;ve played no more than 2 matches for their original franchise till the half-way mark of the ongoing season.

The process is expected to give a fair chance to the benched players, who might not get a chance to play at all for their current franchises and can benefit from the transfer, in case some other team is keen to rope in their services. Secondly, a slump in viewership figures has generally been noticed in the fourth and fifth weeks of an IPL season over the years. Thus, scheduling a transfer process in that period of time will help to generate viewer interest, thus benefiting the tournament. Further, it&#8217;ll have additional benefits like providing teams with alternatives for injured players and reimbursement of hefty money amounts for their costly benched players.

So, who&#8217;re the front-runners for the mid-season transfer process? Let&#8217;s take a look at the top 5 players who can be lapped up by interested franchises.

England all-rounder, Moeen Ali created a buzz when he was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for INR 1.7 crores. However, 5 matches down the line, the star all-rounder has been unable to find a place in the RCB side. The reason for this might be the strong overseas participants that the RCB already has. With the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/mandeep-singh-lucky-share-crease-ab-de-villiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AB de Villiers</a>, Quinton de Kock, Chris Woakes, Corey Anderson and Brendon McCullum being in the same side and only 4 overseas players allowed in the Playing XI, chances are lean for Ali to find a spot in the side in near future.

But Moeen Ali is a talent that most IPL teams would kill to possess. A top-class Test player, the 30-year-old is equally prolific in the shortest format of the game. He has 202 runs to his name in 22 T20Is for England at a decent strike-rate of 112.85. On top of that, Moeen Ali can be used as a handy off-break bowling option, thus making him an ideal all-rounder for batting in the lower-middle order for a team like Rajasthan Royals (RR), who seem to be a little short in that particular department.

Remember that sensational over in the 2016 World Twenty20 finals where Carlos Brathwaite hit four consecutive 6&#8217;s to win Windies the title against England? The 29-year-old had been expected to be the source of some serious fireworks in the IPL when he&#8217;d been bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 2018 auctions. However, the mighty all-rounder is yet to play a match in the ongoing season of the IPL and this might make quite a few teams keep a hawk-eye view on the talented cricketer for the approaching transfer window.

Brathwaite has ample experience in the T20 format and has previously played in major T20 leagues such as the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for several franchises. In 2016-2017, he played for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, where he scored 95 runs in 10 matches and scalped 7 wickets. His international figures in the format speaks volumes of his abilities. Armed with 231 runs and 22 dismissals in 25 T20Is, Brathwaite will be a massive force to be reckoned with if he&#8217;s given an opportunity to take the field via the transfer window.

18-year old Prithvi Shaw had his name etched in history when he brought home the U-19 World Cup for India for the fourth time in February 2018. Soon after, he was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils (DD) for INR 1.2 crores and his exciting cricketing abilities have had the fans and critics on tenterhooks ever since. However, very little of him has been seen in the ongoing season of the IPL, with Shaw making his IPL debut only on Monday (April 23) against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).

If Shaw plays 2 or fewer matches by the half-way mark of the IPL 2018, he might pose an interesting option that quite a few teams might be willing to explore during the transfer window transactions. The young Mumbai batsman grabbed eyeballs at a very young age, when he slammed 546 runs in a Mumbai-based Harris Shield elite division match at the school level, eliciting instant comparisons with a young Sachin Tendulkar. Shaw&#8217;s scored centuries in debut matches in both the Ranji Trophy as well as the Duleep Trophy. His record of 261 runs in 6 matches in the U-19 World Cup, which beat <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sachin-tendulkar-decided-special-gift-virat-kohli-breaks-odi-hundreds-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> and Unmukt Chand to be the most runs scored by an Indian captain in the tournament, is well indicative of the treasure trove of talent that young Shaw is.

Siuth African star cricketer, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ravi-ashwin-is-a-thinking-and-calculated-skipper-david-miller/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Miller</a> isn&#8217;t a force to be trifled with! He&#8217;s proven his mettle in the T20 format time and again and his exploits for the KXIP side in the previous seasons are sure to be fond memories for Cricket lovers all over the globe. However, he&#8217;s not been put to much use in IPL 2018, having played just 2 matches till date. This makes him eligible for the transfer process and hence, a player with as much firepower as Miller is sure to pique interest in competing franchises.

Although he&#8217;s not been able to fire right way in this IPL, Miller has impressive IPL figures as well as international runs in his kitty to make his case for any interested team. He possesses hard-hitting skills and an amazing ability to hit boundaries and sixers at will once he gets going. This makes him an asset in the middle order of any team he is in. The 28-year-old has 1587 runs in 68 IPL matches at a strike rate of 140.69 and 1070 runs in 60 T20Is for Australia, making him just the man to have to fortify the batting order of any IPL side.

A man of experience and abundant cricketing knowledge is what sums up JP Duminy. The talented Protean all-rounder has been around in international Cricket since 2004 and he&#8217;s been playing T20 Cricket since 2007. More than a decade later, he&#8217;s an indispensable cog in the South African machinery and his exploits in the IPL aren&#8217;t any less in the measure. He&#8217;s been part of several franchises in the IPL, including Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Daredevils.

Currently, Duminy is in the Mumbai Indians team, where he&#8217;s previously played for the period of 2009-10. However, he&#8217;s yet to play an IPL match since his last game for the Delhi side back in 2016. While the tendency to exclude him from match proceedings can be attributed to the age-factor, any person with the right knowledge of Cricket will agree that Duminy has more than enough cricketing ability left in him. His most recent appearance for South Africa in T20s in February 2018 against India in Cape Town saw him end the match with bowling figures of 3-0-22-0 and a gritty knock worth 55 runs off 41 balls. With a combined run-tally of 3815 in IPL and T20Is and dependable off-break bowling skills, Duminy is bound to be a catch during the transfer process.

*Disclaimer: These are the players&#8217; teams would&#8217;ve liked to add with the transfer window. However, the rule is that only uncapped players who have played maximum two matches after 7 matches will be eligible for transfer.

<figure id="attachment_209350" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-209350" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-209350" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Miller-KXIP.jpg" alt="David Miller KXIP" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-209350" class="wp-caption-text">David Miller KXIP. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The 2018 edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/category/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Premier League</a> (IPL) seems to have more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel! Apart from the mind-boggling cricketing action, several new features like the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2018-kxip-v-srh-aakash-chopra-highlights-important-flaw-drs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Decision Review System (DRS)</a> have been added to the tournament to make it a more intriguing affair. One of the most interesting additions to IPL 2018 is the mid-season transfer window for cricketers, which will take place very soon over a period of roughly 5 days.
While most teams have been able to pinpoint their strengths and follies in the past couple of weeks and been able to settle on a more or less core composition for their playing XI, a transfer window opens up several possibilities for each one of the franchises. Lagging teams can expect to amp up their weak playing zones and franchises dealing with player injuries can look for possible replacements. With the transfer window period fast approaching, let’s take a look at the top 5 benched players most likely to attract the attention of other teams.
<h3>What is a mid-season transfer window?</h3>
First, let’s talk about the question that’s been plaguing almost everybody’s mind. What exactly is a mid-season transfer window and how does it work? Essentially, a mid-season transfer window is a feature of major international football leagues that have been adopted by the IPL Governing Council for the 2018 edition of the tournament. According to reports, the short transfer window will accommodate shifting of uncapped players and capped players who’ve played no more than 2 matches for their original franchise till the half-way mark of the ongoing season.
The process is expected to give a fair chance to the benched players, who might not get a chance to play at all for their current franchises and can benefit from the transfer, in case some other team is keen to rope in their services. Secondly, a slump in viewership figures has generally been noticed in the fourth and fifth weeks of an IPL season over the years. Thus, scheduling a transfer process in that period of time will help to generate viewer interest, thus benefiting the tournament. Further, it’ll have additional benefits like providing teams with alternatives for injured players and reimbursement of hefty money amounts for their costly benched players.
So, who’re the front-runners for the mid-season transfer process? Let’s take a look at the top 5 players who can be lapped up by interested franchises.
<h3>1. Moeen Ali</h3>
<amp-img class="aligncenter wp-image-244463 size-full" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/moeen-ali.png" alt="moeen-ali" width="700" height="467" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
England all-rounder, Moeen Ali created a buzz when he was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for INR 1.7 crores. However, 5 matches down the line, the star all-rounder has been unable to find a place in the RCB side. The reason for this might be the strong overseas participants that the RCB already has. With the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/mandeep-singh-lucky-share-crease-ab-de-villiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AB de Villiers</a>, Quinton de Kock, Chris Woakes, Corey Anderson and Brendon McCullum being in the same side and only 4 overseas players allowed in the Playing XI, chances are lean for Ali to find a spot in the side in near future.
But Moeen Ali is a talent that most IPL teams would kill to possess. A top-class Test player, the 30-year-old is equally prolific in the shortest format of the game. He has 202 runs to his name in 22 T20Is for England at a decent strike-rate of 112.85. On top of that, Moeen Ali can be used as a handy off-break bowling option, thus making him an ideal all-rounder for batting in the lower-middle order for a team like Rajasthan Royals (RR), who seem to be a little short in that particular department.

<h3>2. Carlos Brathwaite</h3>
<amp-img class="aligncenter wp-image-244464 size-full" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Carlos-Brathwaite.png" alt="Carlos-Brathwaite" width="701" height="467" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Remember that sensational over in the 2016 World Twenty20 finals where Carlos Brathwaite hit four consecutive 6’s to win Windies the title against England? The 29-year-old had been expected to be the source of some serious fireworks in the IPL when he’d been bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 2018 auctions. However, the mighty all-rounder is yet to play a match in the ongoing season of the IPL and this might make quite a few teams keep a hawk-eye view on the talented cricketer for the approaching transfer window.
Brathwaite has ample experience in the T20 format and has previously played in major T20 leagues such as the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for several franchises. In 2016-2017, he played for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, where he scored 95 runs in 10 matches and scalped 7 wickets. His international figures in the format speaks volumes of his abilities. Armed with 231 runs and 22 dismissals in 25 T20Is, Brathwaite will be a massive force to be reckoned with if he’s given an opportunity to take the field via the transfer window.

<h3>3. Prithvi Shaw</h3>
<amp-img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-244708" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Prithwi-Shaw.png" alt="PrithVI-Shaw" width="701" height="467" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
18-year old Prithvi Shaw had his name etched in history when he brought home the U-19 World Cup for India for the fourth time in February 2018. Soon after, he was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils (DD) for INR 1.2 crores and his exciting cricketing abilities have had the fans and critics on tenterhooks ever since. However, very little of him has been seen in the ongoing season of the IPL, with Shaw making his IPL debut only on Monday (April 23) against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).
If Shaw plays 2 or fewer matches by the half-way mark of the IPL 2018, he might pose an interesting option that quite a few teams might be willing to explore during the transfer window transactions. The young Mumbai batsman grabbed eyeballs at a very young age, when he slammed&nbsp;546 runs in a Mumbai-based Harris Shield elite division match at the school level, eliciting instant comparisons with a young Sachin Tendulkar. Shaw’s scored centuries in debut matches in both the Ranji Trophy as well as the Duleep Trophy. His record of 261 runs in 6 matches in the U-19 World Cup, which beat <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sachin-tendulkar-decided-special-gift-virat-kohli-breaks-odi-hundreds-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> and Unmukt Chand to be the&nbsp;most runs scored by an Indian captain in the tournament, is well indicative of the treasure trove of talent that young Shaw is.

<h3>4. David Miller</h3>
<amp-img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-244706" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Miller.png" alt="David-Miller" width="701" height="467" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Siuth African star cricketer, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ravi-ashwin-is-a-thinking-and-calculated-skipper-david-miller/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Miller</a> isn’t a force to be trifled with! He’s proven his mettle in the T20 format time and again and his exploits for the KXIP side in the previous seasons are sure to be fond memories for Cricket lovers all over the globe. However, he’s not been put to much use in IPL 2018, having played just 2 matches till date. This makes him eligible for the transfer process and hence, a player with as much firepower as Miller is sure to pique interest in competing franchises.
Although he’s not been able to fire right way in this IPL, Miller has impressive IPL figures as well as international runs in his kitty to make his case for any interested team. He possesses hard-hitting skills and an amazing ability to hit boundaries and sixers at will once he gets going. This makes him an asset in the middle order of any team he is in. The 28-year-old has 1587 runs in 68 IPL matches at a strike rate of 140.69 and 1070 runs in 60 T20Is for Australia, making him just the man to have to fortify the batting order of any IPL side. 

<h3>5. Jean-Paul Duminy</h3>
<amp-img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-244707" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/JP-Duminy.png" alt="JP-Duminy" width="701" height="467" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
A man of experience and abundant cricketing knowledge is what sums up JP Duminy. The talented Protean all-rounder has been around in international Cricket since 2004 and he’s been playing T20 Cricket since 2007. More than a decade later, he’s an indispensable cog in the South African machinery and his exploits in the IPL aren’t any less in the measure. He’s been part of several franchises in the IPL, including Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Daredevils.
Currently, Duminy is in the Mumbai Indians team, where he’s previously played for the period of 2009-10. However, he’s yet to play an IPL match since his last game for the Delhi side back in 2016. While the tendency to exclude him from match proceedings can be attributed to the age-factor, any person with the right knowledge of Cricket will agree that Duminy has more than enough cricketing ability left in him. His most recent appearance for South Africa in T20s in February 2018 against India in Cape Town saw him end the match with bowling figures of 3-0-22-0 and a gritty knock worth 55 runs off 41 balls. With a combined run-tally of 3815 in IPL and T20Is and dependable off-break bowling skills, Duminy is bound to be a catch during the transfer process.
*Disclaimer: These are the players’ teams would’ve liked to add with the transfer window. However, the rule is that only uncapped players who have played maximum two matches after 7 matches will be eligible for transfer.

<figure id="attachment_209350" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-209350" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-209350" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Miller-KXIP.jpg" alt="David Miller KXIP" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-209350" class="wp-caption-text">David Miller KXIP. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The 2018 edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/category/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Premier League</a> (IPL) seems to have more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel! Apart from the mind-boggling cricketing action, several new features like the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2018-kxip-v-srh-aakash-chopra-highlights-important-flaw-drs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Decision Review System (DRS)</a> have been added to the tournament to make it a more intriguing affair. One of the most interesting additions to IPL 2018 is the mid-season transfer window for cricketers, which will take place very soon over a period of roughly 5 days.
While most teams have been able to pinpoint their strengths and follies in the past couple of weeks and been able to settle on a more or less core composition for their playing XI, a transfer window opens up several possibilities for each one of the franchises. Lagging teams can expect to amp up their weak playing zones and franchises dealing with player injuries can look for possible replacements. With the transfer window period fast approaching, let&#8217;s take a look at the top 5 benched players most likely to attract the attention of other teams.
<h3>What is a mid-season transfer window?</h3>
First, let&#8217;s talk about the question that&#8217;s been plaguing almost everybody&#8217;s mind. What exactly is a mid-season transfer window and how does it work? Essentially, a mid-season transfer window is a feature of major international football leagues that have been adopted by the IPL Governing Council for the 2018 edition of the tournament. According to reports, the short transfer window will accommodate shifting of uncapped players and capped players who&#8217;ve played no more than 2 matches for their original franchise till the half-way mark of the ongoing season.
The process is expected to give a fair chance to the benched players, who might not get a chance to play at all for their current franchises and can benefit from the transfer, in case some other team is keen to rope in their services. Secondly, a slump in viewership figures has generally been noticed in the fourth and fifth weeks of an IPL season over the years. Thus, scheduling a transfer process in that period of time will help to generate viewer interest, thus benefiting the tournament. Further, it&#8217;ll have additional benefits like providing teams with alternatives for injured players and reimbursement of hefty money amounts for their costly benched players.
So, who&#8217;re the front-runners for the mid-season transfer process? Let&#8217;s take a look at the top 5 players who can be lapped up by interested franchises.
<h3>1. Moeen Ali</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-244463 size-full" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/moeen-ali.png" alt="moeen-ali" width="700" height="467" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
England all-rounder, Moeen Ali created a buzz when he was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for INR 1.7 crores. However, 5 matches down the line, the star all-rounder has been unable to find a place in the RCB side. The reason for this might be the strong overseas participants that the RCB already has. With the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/mandeep-singh-lucky-share-crease-ab-de-villiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AB de Villiers</a>, Quinton de Kock, Chris Woakes, Corey Anderson and Brendon McCullum being in the same side and only 4 overseas players allowed in the Playing XI, chances are lean for Ali to find a spot in the side in near future.
But Moeen Ali is a talent that most IPL teams would kill to possess. A top-class Test player, the 30-year-old is equally prolific in the shortest format of the game. He has 202 runs to his name in 22 T20Is for England at a decent strike-rate of 112.85. On top of that, Moeen Ali can be used as a handy off-break bowling option, thus making him an ideal all-rounder for batting in the lower-middle order for a team like Rajasthan Royals (RR), who seem to be a little short in that particular department.

<h3>2. Carlos Brathwaite</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-244464 size-full" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Carlos-Brathwaite.png" alt="Carlos-Brathwaite" width="701" height="467" sizes="(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px">
Remember that sensational over in the 2016 World Twenty20 finals where Carlos Brathwaite hit four consecutive 6&#8217;s to win Windies the title against England? The 29-year-old had been expected to be the source of some serious fireworks in the IPL when he&#8217;d been bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 2018 auctions. However, the mighty all-rounder is yet to play a match in the ongoing season of the IPL and this might make quite a few teams keep a hawk-eye view on the talented cricketer for the approaching transfer window.
Brathwaite has ample experience in the T20 format and has previously played in major T20 leagues such as the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for several franchises. In 2016-2017, he played for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, where he scored 95 runs in 10 matches and scalped 7 wickets. His international figures in the format speaks volumes of his abilities. Armed with 231 runs and 22 dismissals in 25 T20Is, Brathwaite will be a massive force to be reckoned with if he&#8217;s given an opportunity to take the field via the transfer window.

<h3>3. Prithvi Shaw</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-244708" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Prithwi-Shaw.png" alt="PrithVI-Shaw" width="701" height="467" sizes="(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px">
18-year old Prithvi Shaw had his name etched in history when he brought home the U-19 World Cup for India for the fourth time in February 2018. Soon after, he was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils (DD) for INR 1.2 crores and his exciting cricketing abilities have had the fans and critics on tenterhooks ever since. However, very little of him has been seen in the ongoing season of the IPL, with Shaw making his IPL debut only on Monday (April 23) against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).
If Shaw plays 2 or fewer matches by the half-way mark of the IPL 2018, he might pose an interesting option that quite a few teams might be willing to explore during the transfer window transactions. The young Mumbai batsman grabbed eyeballs at a very young age, when he slammed 546 runs in a Mumbai-based Harris Shield elite division match at the school level, eliciting instant comparisons with a young Sachin Tendulkar. Shaw&#8217;s scored centuries in debut matches in both the Ranji Trophy as well as the Duleep Trophy. His record of 261 runs in 6 matches in the U-19 World Cup, which beat <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sachin-tendulkar-decided-special-gift-virat-kohli-breaks-odi-hundreds-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> and Unmukt Chand to be the most runs scored by an Indian captain in the tournament, is well indicative of the treasure trove of talent that young Shaw is.

<h3>4. David Miller</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-244706" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Miller.png" alt="David-Miller" width="701" height="467" sizes="(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px">
Siuth African star cricketer, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ravi-ashwin-is-a-thinking-and-calculated-skipper-david-miller/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Miller</a> isn&#8217;t a force to be trifled with! He&#8217;s proven his mettle in the T20 format time and again and his exploits for the KXIP side in the previous seasons are sure to be fond memories for Cricket lovers all over the globe. However, he&#8217;s not been put to much use in IPL 2018, having played just 2 matches till date. This makes him eligible for the transfer process and hence, a player with as much firepower as Miller is sure to pique interest in competing franchises.
Although he&#8217;s not been able to fire right way in this IPL, Miller has impressive IPL figures as well as international runs in his kitty to make his case for any interested team. He possesses hard-hitting skills and an amazing ability to hit boundaries and sixers at will once he gets going. This makes him an asset in the middle order of any team he is in. The 28-year-old has 1587 runs in 68 IPL matches at a strike rate of 140.69 and 1070 runs in 60 T20Is for Australia, making him just the man to have to fortify the batting order of any IPL side. 

<h3>5. Jean-Paul Duminy</h3>
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A man of experience and abundant cricketing knowledge is what sums up JP Duminy. The talented Protean all-rounder has been around in international Cricket since 2004 and he&#8217;s been playing T20 Cricket since 2007. More than a decade later, he&#8217;s an indispensable cog in the South African machinery and his exploits in the IPL aren&#8217;t any less in the measure. He&#8217;s been part of several franchises in the IPL, including Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Daredevils.
Currently, Duminy is in the Mumbai Indians team, where he&#8217;s previously played for the period of 2009-10. However, he&#8217;s yet to play an IPL match since his last game for the Delhi side back in 2016. While the tendency to exclude him from match proceedings can be attributed to the age-factor, any person with the right knowledge of Cricket will agree that Duminy has more than enough cricketing ability left in him. His most recent appearance for South Africa in T20s in February 2018 against India in Cape Town saw him end the match with bowling figures of 3-0-22-0 and a gritty knock worth 55 runs off 41 balls. With a combined run-tally of 3815 in IPL and T20Is and dependable off-break bowling skills, Duminy is bound to be a catch during the transfer process.
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