I wonder why Ankit Bawne has yet to debut for team India. Looking at his stats, one cannot deny that Bawne is a legend in the domestic circuit. Indeed one of the finest middle-order batters, Bawne, deserves a second chance in IPL 2023. Yes, you heard it right Bawne had represented Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2017, where the right-handed batter failed to excite the Daredevils franchise.
Most runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022:
1. N Jagadeesan – 830 (8 innings)
2. Ruturaj Gaikwad – 660 (5 innings)
3. Sai Sudharsan – 610 (8 innings)
4. Ankit Bawne – 587 (9 innings)
5. Riyan Parag – 532 (9 innings) @BCCIdomestic #VijayHazareTrophy2022— Deepanshu Thakur (@realdpthakur17) December 2, 2022
Ankit Bawne, in his domestic career, had scored 11,094 runs smashing 31 centuries and 53 half-centuries. Bawne has been a key player for Maharashtra for over a decade. Bawne had been in controversies due to child prodigies in the Indian domestic circuit. Looking at his current form, the veteran has polished his skills and transformed himself into a depending middle-order batter.
Having a good middle-order batsman is on every franchise checklist. Looking at his recent form in white ball cricket, it seems every franchise may bid on him. Bawne brings depth to your batting line-up, and someone this versatile should be noticed in IPL 2023 Auction.
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Highest score for Maharashtra in T20 cricket:
112 – Ruturaj Gaikwad v Services, today
109 – Vijay Zol v Mumbai, 2013
103* – Yash Nahar v Goa, 2021
95* – Nikhil Naik v Railways, 2019
90* – Ankit Bawne v Gujarat, 2017#SyedMushtaqAliTrophy— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) October 12, 2022
Bawne had played 104 First Class games, where the right-handed batter had smashed 6945 runs. In this process, he had scored 20 centuries and 37 half-centuries, with the highest score of 258 not out. Even in List A, Bawne had scored 3511 runs in 99 matches where the 29-year-old middle-order batter had smashed 11 List A centuries and 12 half-centuries. Well, in the T20s, he had played 34 games and had scored 638 runs with four half-centuries.
Franchises such as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans were expected to bid for Bawne, as their middle order was a concern in the previous legs of IPL. Having someone like him in the squad would have been a good addition t their squads. However, no one bid for Ankit Bawne.
Ankit Bawne did not participate in IPL 2024. The only season he was in an IPL team was in 2017 when he was bought by Delhi Daredevils. He played just one game in that season. He scored 12 runs in 12 balls including a four. To this date this game remains to be the only one Ankit Bawne has played in the Indian Premier League.
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Aakash Mishra is a fantasy writer and prediction aficionado. Being a cricket enthusiast himself, he loves to relate and propagate about how fantasy sports platforms can be advantageous in our day to day life. Along with foretelling match results, he enjoys writing about game forecasts for all fantasy sports.
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