Karunesh Kumar Rai
Left arm spinners are backbone of bowling in any team, left arm spinners are the most demanded bowlers across the bowler. Today we will take a look at top left arm spinners to watch for in 2024 IPL across all teams.
1. Chennai Super Kings
5 IPL titles joint most with Mumbai Indians CSK is the most successful IPL team. Ravindra Jadeja is top left arm for CSK. He has a total of 152 wickets in 226 matches with best figures of 5/16. Mitchell Santner and Nishant Sindhu are also two backup options after Jadeja.
2. Delhi Capitals
Delhi capitals has been a tough competitors throughout IPL but has never a title. Axar Patel is top left arm for DC. He has a total of 112 wickets in 136 matches with best figures of 4/21. Along side Axar, DC have Kuldeep Yadav who is a left arm wrist spinner.
3. Gujarat Titans
Gujarat is a newly added team in the IPL. GT joined IPL in 2022 edition and went on to become champions. Sai Kishore is the top left arm spinner for GT he is a very fresh face in the IPL circle with only 6 wickets in 5 matches with best figures of 2/7. Along-side him GT have Noor Ahmad he is a left arm wrist spinner.
4. Kolkata Knight Riders
Two times IPL champions KKR is also a very strong IPL team. Anukul roy is the top left arm spinner for KKR he is also a very fresh face in IPL circle. He has a total of 5 wickets in 7 matches with best figures of 2/19.
5. Mumbai Indians
5 times IPL winners Mumbai Indians is joint most successful IPL team with CSK. Kumar Kartikeya Singh is the top left arm spinner for MI. He has a total of 10 wickets in 12 matches with best figures of 2/22.
6. Punjab kings
Punjab kings has been a great fighter throughout the IPL but has never won a title. Harpreet Brar is the top left arm for PNKS. He has a total of 18 wickets in 28 matches with best figures of 4/30.
7. Rajasthan Royals
First title winners of IPL Rajasthan Royals never managed to win a title after that. RR does not have a top left arm this year but they have picked Abid Mushtaq from Jammu and Kashmir as their only left arm option he has a total of 25 wickets in 29 matches of Syes Mushtaq Ali trophy with best figures of 4/7.
8. Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RCB has been a very strong team since the first edition of IPL but has never won a title. Mayank Dagar is the only left option for RCB this season. He has a total of 55 wickets in 54 matches with best bowling figures of 3/28.
9. Sunrisers Hyderabad
1 time IPL winning SRH also has a strong bowling. Shahbaz Ahmad is the top left arm spinner for SRH. He has a total 14 wickets in 39 matches with best figures of 3/7. Along side him Abhishek Sharma is also amoption for SRH.
10. Lucknow Super Giants
LSG is also newly added team in the IPL, LSG joined in the 2022 edition. Krunal Pandya is the top left arm for LSG. He has a total of 70 wickets in 113 matches with best figures of 3/14.