{"id":4391,"date":"2012-04-05T12:26:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T12:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2012-04-05T12:26:30","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T12:26:30","slug":"ipl-5-seasoned-indian-cricketers-to-watch-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=4391","title":{"rendered":"IPL-5: Seasoned Indian cricketers to watch out for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4278\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ipl_logo.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IPL-5: Seasoned Indian cricketers to watch out for\" style=\"float: left; border: 1px solid black; margin: 6px;\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ipl_logo.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ipl_logo-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>With IPL taking off with the match between Chennai Super Kings and  Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday, there are some  Indian veterans who will be looking to leave their impression this year.  These players are from the old school and play their cricket with a  genuine class. IPL will see a lot of slogging and unorthodox cricket,  but there are some players who will play in the normal style and will be  a treat to watch.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>Rahul Dravid (Rajasthan Royals):<\/strong> Dravid  was named the captain for the Bangalore team in the first ever edition  of the IPL. It was said that he is leading a Test side and was dragged  into controversies as his team finished at the seventh position. Dravid  was criticized for his batting, even though he performed really well in  the tournament. Dravid is always considered to be more suitable for the  longer version of the game. He changed it all in the next season, IPL  was played in South Africa and all the \u2018hard-hitters\u2019 found it difficult  to slog. In those conditions, Dravid with a solid technique showed that  making runs is easy if you are capable of handling the tough  situations. He played some exciting knocks and took his team to the  finals. From there on, he is one of the consistent performers and seeing  him bat is a treat to the eyes. This time he will captain the Rajasthan  Royals. And as he has retired from the International circuit, he will  be more relaxed and will be looking to leave a mark.<br \/><strong><br \/>Amit Mishra (Deccan Chargers): <\/strong>Amit  Mishra has lost his place in the Indian team. Mishra is a genuine  leg-spinner and is from the old school. He looks to beat the batsman  with his flight and depends on the drift that he gets. He lost his place  as he got hit for runs whenever he played. In IPL, Mishra has been an  efficient bowler. Batsmen in this format are always looking to hit a  spinner and that is what goes in Mishra\u2019s favour as he can force a  batsman to play a false stroke.\u00a0 <br \/><strong><br \/>Ajit Agarkar (Delhi Daredevils): <\/strong>Ajit  Agarkar has taken close to 300 international wickets in one-dayers.  Agarkar once held the record for the fastest bowler to get to 50 wickets  and was a genuine wicket taker. Agarkar is a genuine swing bowler and  looks to get a batsman out driving the ball. In the recent years he has  not been able to make a mark and has been a non-performer in IPL as  well. This season he will be looking to regain his lost form and will be  hoping to get back the magic he had in his deliveries.<br \/><strong><br \/>Sourav Ganguly (Pune Warriors India): <\/strong>The  King of off-side will take the first stride for the Pune Warriors. One  of the best batsmen of his time, Ganguly will be looking to bat with the  same fineness that he owned. Ganguly has been a class performer for  India and has been one of the most elegant left-hander that the world  has witnessed. He was often compared to David Gower, the batting great  from England. Ganguly hits the ball with absolute timing and can pierce  the smallest of gaps on the off-side. The world will be hoping for this  batsman to come good, because if he does, he will play some of the best  shots known to humans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Murali Kartik (Pune Warriors India): <\/strong>The  slow left-armer is considered to be one of the most unlucky spinners in  India. He played under the shadow of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh  and thus did not get many opportunities to play at the international  level. Kartik is one good spinner and has bowled some really good spells  for his country. Nowadays, he plays most of his cricket in England and  is rated very highly there. Kartik performed really well in the last  season of IPL and will be looking to do the same this season. He has a  clean action and has got all the variations in his bowling. His flight  and change of pace is his greatest strength as he has it in him to  deceive any batsmen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indian Sports News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4278\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ipl_logo.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IPL-5: Seasoned Indian cricketers to watch out for\" style=\"float: left; border: 1px solid black; margin: 6px;\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ipl_logo.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ipl_logo-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>With IPL taking off with the match between Chennai Super Kings and  Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday, there are some  Indian veterans who will be looking to leave their impression this year.  These players are from the old school and play their cricket with a  genuine class. IPL will see a lot of slogging and unorthodox cricket,  but there are some players who will play in the normal style and will be  a treat to watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[972,3060,3032,664,342,3388,902,225,666,544],"class_list":["post-4391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ipl-5-2012","tag-ajit-agarkar","tag-amit-mishra","tag-deccan-chargers","tag-delhi-daredevils","tag-ipl","tag-murali-kartik","tag-pune-warriors","tag-rahul-dravid","tag-rajasthan-royals","tag-sourav-ganguly"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IPL-5: Seasoned Indian cricketers to watch out for - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=4391\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IPL-5: Seasoned Indian cricketers to watch out for - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With IPL taking off with the match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday, there are some Indian veterans who will be looking to leave their impression this year. 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