IPL 2018: Best playing XI of Uncapped players

The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to take centre stage after the franchises have done the overhauling of their squads. The mega-auction lived up to its hype as the players in demand racked a lot of money while it was surprising that some of the key figures in the cricketing world had no bidders. Though like every year, the uncapped Indian cricketers were the talk of the town and once again ruled the charts during the two-day event. However, it remains to be seen if they can justify their price tag in the upcoming season.

There was no surprise that the teams went for some of the local players aggressively as seven Indian players have to feature in the playing XI in every match. While there is certainly a chance that many of them will walk into the team, some cricketers will have to wait for their chance to come. IPL is a long tournament and there are a lot of chances that a player might get injured and ruled out which automatically opens up the door for such uncapped players. The tournament is for the Indian contingent especially and they are set to shine in this year’s cricketing festival as well.

Here we bring you the best playing XI of the uncapped players:

1. Mayank Agarwal (KXIP)

Mayank Agarwal lit up the domestic season this time around and he was snapped up by Kings XI Punjab for a decent amount of Rs. 1 Crore. There was no doubt that he was going to be picked in the auction but the bidding war for him was amazing as his stakes went high from the base price of only Rs. 20 Lakhs. He deserves all the accolades for the way he has fared this year in Ranji Trophy and the domestic T20 trophy.

Mayank has featured in 100 T20s in his career so far and has scored 2220 runs at a strike rate of almost 131. He has also smashed a century in the format to go with 15 half-centuries which prove he is an aggressive player at the top. KXIP is the fourth team in the IPL for the opener after playing for Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiant and Royal Challengers Bangalore previously. Mayank Agarwal would love to continue in the same venue for them.