IPL 2023: Top 5 Emerging Players From The First Half

IPL 2023: IPL 2023 has witnessed some spectacular individual performances in the first half from players of all the franchises. There are a few emerging players as well who have impressed the cricket fraternity with their skills and potential and have proved to be an important assets for their respective franchises.

Here’s the list of the Top 5 Emerging Players of IPL 2023 from the first half:

5. Sai Sudharsan

Sai Sudharsan got his first opportunity for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022 and made sure to capitalize on them. He has shown great technique and temperament in IPL 2023 as well and has already struck a couple of fifties against Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.

The left-handed batter has scored 176 runs at an average of 44.00 and a strike rate of 123.94 this season. He played impressive knocks against Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals.

4. Akash Singh

Akash Singh made his IPL debut for the Rajasthan Royals but has got a consistent run for the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings. He has taken 5 wickets in 4 games with an economy of 8.89.

His left-arm seam bowling has troubled the opponent batters specifically with the new ball. The CSK pacer has been pretty consistent with his line and lengths in the powerplay overs and hence deserves to be in the top 5 emerging players list.

3. Mukesh Kumar

Delhi Capitals are having a terrible outing in the IPL 2023 but young pacer Mukesh Kumar has certainly emerged as a ray of hope for them. He has bowled some brilliant Yorkers into death and is constantly improving himself.

The DC pacer has scalped 5 wickets in 6 games with an economy rate of 9.67. David Warner has clearly shown a lot of trust in Mukesh Kumar as he has given him a consistent run in IPL 2023 specifically with the new ball.

2. Dhruv Jurel

Dhruv Jurel came in as an Impact Player in the game against Punjab Kings and actually created a major impact on the game with his unbeaten 15-ball 32 and nearly got the job done for Rajasthan Royals. He has got the ability to hit both conventional shots and has shown brilliant improvisation as well.

He has got an ability to play the big shots right from the word go. The explosive batter is currently striking at an exceptional rate of 188.24 after featuring in 6 games for the RR franchise and hence certainly deserves a place in the Top 5 emerging players.

1. Suyash Sharma

Suyash Sharma has shown great maturity for someone who’s just 19-year-old bowling against the most threatening batters in the cash-rich league. The young leg spinner has scalped 9 wickets in 6 games at an economy rate of 8.12.

Despite bowling classical leg-spin, Suyash Sharma has even bowled in the powerplay stage of the game. He got the all-important wicket of Faf du Plessis and finished with the figures of 2 for 30 helping his side to win a high-scoring thriller against RCB.