IPL 7 : The dream eleven players

New Delhi: The seventh edition of IPL has concluded and the team from Kolkata has became the latest champions of the most extravagant cricket league. Gautam Gambhir led Kolkata Knight Riders to its second IPL victory thus becoming only the second team after Chennai Super Kings to win the trophy twice . Lets take a look on the most successful players of the tournament to make a dream team of IPL. Dwayne Smith (CSK) : The Caribbean hard hitter who was brought by the Chennai franchise proved to be a fruitful buy for the team as he along with Kiwi batsman Brendon Mc Cullum formed on of the most dangerous opening pair of the IPL 7. Smith has scored a total of 566 runs from the 16 matches that he has played at a strike rate of 136.05. He has hit a total of 34 maximums which goes on to show s his hard hitting ability. Robin Uthappa (KKR): The right handed batsman who was another fresh player brought in the auction by the Kolkata Knight Riders management now looks like the buy of the season. The player seemed to be in form of his life after he scored 660 runs in the whole tournament and become the proud owner of the Orange cap. Uthappa had a strike rate of 137.78 and he has hit a total of 74 boundaries and 18 maximums which was required by the team at the top.Suresh Raina (CSK): Many players have performed well at this position but ultimately it will be Suresh Raina of Chennai Super Kings who has been the most consistent performer for his team. He has done it again for his side at the seventh edition of IPL. Raina made a total of 523 runs and his innings of 87 runs against KXIP almost took his side to the final of the tournament.Glenn Maxwell (KXIP):The batting sensation of IPL 7. He was touted as the million dollar baby. He has set the IPL on fire and also took his side to the final of the tournament. He has hit a total of 36 maximum which just proves his power hitting. His strike rate was a phenomenon 187.75. He scored a total of 552 runs and is one of the highest run getters of the tournament. JP Duminy (DD): The only bright spot of an awful Delhi Daredevils team. DD would like to forget this tour as a scary dream. JP Duminy scored runs for the team almost every time he went out to bat. He scored a total of 410 runs from the 14 matches that he has played. His strike rate was 134.42.Mahendra Singh Dhoni (CSK): MSD cant be left out from any dtream team because of his capability of finishing the matches and his cool temperament while captaining his side. Many would argue that Gambhir should be the skipper after he led KKR to second time to be the champions in three years. MSD has made 371 runs from 16 matches with an average of 74.20 and strike rate of 148.40. Akshar Patel (KXIP): He was an unknown entity when the season started. By the end of the tournament, he has become a household name and also finds him in the Indian team for the ODI tour of Bangladesh next month. He has played 17 matches in which he has taken 17 wickets His best bowling figures were taking three wickets by giving away just 24 runs and had a impressive economy rate of just 6.13 which is pretty good considering the format of t20.Sunil Narine (KKR): The mystery spinner from the Caribbean Islands has been such a trump card for the KKR side from the first season he was taken into the team. The 2014 IPL was no different for him. He took 21 wickets in the 16 matches that he has played. He is a regular member of the team. His bowling economy is just 5.77 which just goes on to show his control over the format which is considered to be batsmen friendly.Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) : He has been the frontline bowler of the Hyderabad side .He took 20 wickets from the 14 matches that he as played. His best bowling figure was taking four wickets by just giving 14 runs. Mohit Sharma (CSK): The winner of the Purple cap .He has taken 23 wickets from the 16 matches that he has played and makes a direct entry to the dream team of IPL 7 .His best bowling figure is taling 4 wickets by just giving away 14 runs. Sandeep Sharma (KXIP): Another Indian youngster who made an impact on this edition of IPL. Sandeep sharma took 18 wickets from just eleven matches that he has played.

IPL 7 : The dream eleven players

New Delhi: The seventh edition of IPL has concluded and the team from Kolkata has became the latest champions of the most extravagant cricket league. Gautam Gambhir led Kolkata Knight Riders to its second IPL

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