IPL 2021: These star strikers can set the stage on fire

Andre Russell KKRMatches 74Runs 1517Wickets 61The West Indian left who was struggling with an injury last season was not at his best in IPL13 But the bighitter has the ability of making a strong comeback with the bat as the league returns to India The explosive allrounder can smash the ball all over the park and take the game away from the opposition within the span of a few overs His rightarm pace has also turned many a game in KKRrsquos favourJason Holder SRHMatches 18Runs 104Wickets 19The tall West Indian who turned up late for SRH last season had a big impact with both bat and ball The rightarm pacer impressed one and all claiming 14wickets in just seven matches at an average of 1664 He also made crucial contributions with the bat scoring 66 at a decent strikerate of 12452Marcus Stoinis DCMatches 46 Runs 825Wickets 28The Australian was purchased by Delhi Capitals for R48 crore last year and he did not disappoint He played his best IPL in the UAE last season scoring 352 runs in 17 games at an impressive strike rate of 14852 including three halfcenturies He also went on to claim 13 wickets The righthanded batsman will look to live up to his reputation of going big in the death oversBen Stokes RRMatches 42Runs 920Wickets 28RR will bank on the Englishmanrsquos abilities that saw him excel with both bat and ball in the limited overs series against India recently to take them to the Top4 for the first time in three years He missed the first half of the last edition due to his fatherrsquos illness but impressed one and all scoring 285 runs in eight matches including a century and a fifty The rightarm pacer bowled just 15 overs last season claiming two wicketsSam Curran CSKMatches 23Runs 281Wickets 23The Englishman was a surprise element for Chennai Super Kings last year He played a pivotal role for the franchise with the bat scoring 186 runs in 14 games and was effective with the ball too claiming 13 wickets He is expected to flourish further in his role for the threetime champions and his unbeaten 95 in the third ODI against India proves that hersquos on the right path Washington Sundar RCBMatches 36Runs 186Wickets 24The Tamil Nadu lad will be high on confidence given his recent good form with the bat in international cricket Batting lower down the order he scored three halfcenturies in four Tests v Oz and England while claiming four wickets in five T20Is v England The offspinner had an impressive economy rate of just 596 last season which was the second best in the tourney for bowlers who played two or more gamesHardik Pandya MIMatches 80Runs 1349Wickets 42A back injury prevented him from bowling last season but according to MI bowling coach Shane Bond the rightarm medium pacer will be playing the upcoming edition as an allrounder Pandya was in good form with the bat scoring 100 runs at an impressive strike rate of 14492 in the recentlyconcluded threematch ODI series v England And while bowling full throttle he claimed three wickets in five T20Is v EnglandM Henriques PBKSMatches 57Runs 969Wickets 38The Australian led the Sydney Sixers to the Big Bash League title earlier this year and is in good form as he makes his IPL return after four years He was purchased by Punjab Kings for Rs 42 crore and will hope to change the fortunes of a team that has never won the IPL In 2017 Henriques scored 277 runs in 12 games for Sunrisers Hyderabad