A quick look at 7 of the West Indian cricketers who have played well in the IPL 2018 .

Players from no other nation have held such sway over the imagination of IPL fans as the gladiators from the West Indies. Their skills, power-hitting capabilities, athleticism, inventive bowling and match-turning abilities have made them some of the most sought-after talents among IPL teams 2018.It is also not a surprise that the West Indies have won two out of the last three World T20 events either. We all have our favorite team and I bet West Indians in your favorite IPL team are one of your favorite players .From it’s start West Indian players performance was heart winning. Let’s see their performance in this ipl in the article “top 7 West Indian Players in IPL 2018”

Chris Gayle- Kings Xi Punjab :

Chris Gayle is arguably the King of T20 cricket. After all, he is the all-time leading run scorer in the shortest format of the game. Gayle, who is a power-hitter, is one of the most sought-after players in franchise cricket. The towering Jamaican has been a part of 101 IPL matches and has scored 3,626 runs Gayle has 5 hundreds and 21 fifties to his name. Gayle’s 66 ball 175* against Pune Warriors, in 2013, is the highest individual score in T20 cricket. In the same innings, he scored the fastest T20 hundred in just 30 balls interestingly, uncharacteristically for most West Indians, Gayle’s handled spin quite well in his IPL stints, Gayle lives for the day. And when he lives, his opponents don’t necessarily outlive him on the crease.

Dwayne Bravo- Chennai Super Kings :

Being in the list of best West Indies players in IPL 2018 It’s Bravo’s ideal weapon of choice. When not busy curbing scoring rates in death overs, Dwayne is busy middling the ballcollecting useful runs with his Chennai Super Kings allies. Will be interesting to note how he forges his comeback in a side after two years, where’s so naturally belonged.

IPL STATS -106 IPL games, 1262 runs, 122 wickets, 4 fifties and best bowling of 4/22

 Kieron Pollard- Mumbai Indians :

Over the years, Pollard has formed a vital trinity along with Pandya and Rohit for Mumbai Indians. He’ll be looking to unleash himself in IPL 2018 as most West Indians haven’t had the finest run in the sport’s daintiest version. Big, burly and a massive headache to sides that stand in the way of Mumbai Indians- inarguably the most successful IPL marquee-

IPL STATS -123 IPL matches, 2343 runs, 12 fifties, strike rate 146, 56 wickets

 Andre Russell- Kolkata Knight Riders :

In the absence of any great strike bowlers, the KKR would be depending a great deal on Russell’s bowling talent. But he might want to abstain from bowling a hell lot fuller that what he’s usually shown, He was hurt and sent out. Now that he’s back, he’ll be wanting to make good for his considerable absence. This could, eventually boil down to the Jamaican being a nadir for KKR’s rivals.

IPL STATS -34 IPL matches, 574 runs, 3 fifties, strike rate 173, 31 wickets, best bowling of 4/20

Evin Lewis- Mumbai Indians :

He is bad news for Mumbai’s opponents this season is that Lewis can produce muscular hits over the fence anytime. But apart from dealing in sixes- a sight that Virat Kohli and company got an enormous evidence of during his T20 ton at Fort Lauderdale in 2016- the leftie can find gaps on the covers and point region and can stitch valuable partnerships as well. But how well he fares on turning tracks that aid spinners such as Chinnaswamy and Rajiv Gandhi stadium is something we’ll have to wait and watch

IPL STATS -7 IPL matches, 194 runs, best 65 runs, 50’s -1.

Sunil Narine – Kolkata Knight Riders :

An ace mystery spinner and one of the hardest bowlers to score off, Narine’s also upped the ante of scoring with the bat. Last year, KKR made most use of his sterling form with the bat at top order. Right now, he is caught in the web of a suspect action. It appears that Narine’s batting action might just get a green signal, hours before the start of the KKR’s match.

IPL STATS -82 IPL matches, 271 runs, 95 wickets, best bowling of 5/19, economy rate of 6

Carlos Brathwaite-Sun Risers Hyderabad :

Eventhough he did not play this season he is treated as most valuable player .One of the biggest buys for DD ahead of the 2016 edition of the IPL, Carlos Brathwaite made his ODI and T20I debuts in 2011 against Bangladesh but made headlines for the first time when he smashed sixes off four consecutive deliveries to help West Indies clinch the ICC World T20 2016 title.

IPL STATS -10 IPL matches, 95 runs, wickets -8 

When one of nature’s treacherous attacks on mankind- earthquakes- strike, their impact is measured on Richter’s scale. When West Indians strike in a tournament like the IPL- their impact is measured in the scale of number of sixes hit. Or, through distances the ball travels, in disappearing into the stands. And when not dealing in sixes, you can measure the impact of West Indians by the number of times the timber is disturbed breaching past a batsman’s defences. So we all love the thrill of watching IPL live and if our favourite player hit sixes all around then it’s a cherry on top. So let’s see which of these players wins the heart of million fans and their franchise expectations.