Speaking to Cricbuzz, former England captain, Michael Vaughan names his Top 5 batsmen of the 2020 IPL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No surprise to see Vaughan favouring players from Mumbai Indians<\/a><\/strong>, with the pundit picking 4 players from the 2020 tournament winners. His final selection was from Kings XI Punjab<\/a><\/strong> (KXIP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting with his first selection, and Vaughan went with KXIP captain KL Rahul<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rahul won the Orange Cap with 670 runs, averaging 55.83 from his 14 matches. Despite this, he couldn’t steer his KXIP side into the play-offs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next to receive praise from Vaughan was Mumbai Indians opener, Quinton de Kock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The South African wicket keeper batsman scored 503 runs at a strike rate of 140.5. Pretty impressive for an opener. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The importance of getting the innings off to such a dynamic start wasn’t lost on Vaughan, who said of de Kock…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe impact that De Kock creates for his franchise is immense. He makes it count in the first six overs.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vaughan also noted the importance of middle and lower order runs, highlighting the efforts of both Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pollard had an immense strike rate of 191.42, the highest in the tournament. Showing why he is one of the most sought after franchise T20 players in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His middle order batting partner Hardik didn’t fare too badly either. He had a strike rate of 178.98 – third in the overall list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reserved for special praise though was Suryakumar Yadav<\/strong>. Vaughan named him as the stand out player of the competition, and was especially impressed with his versatility against both spin and pace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 30 year old Yadav might not have been the top scorer of the competition<\/a><\/strong>, but his contributions with the bat came at vital times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Overall he scored 480 runs, at an average of bang on 40. His strike rate was 145.01, and his top score was 79 not out. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMumbai Indians’ Dominate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n