Unlike the previous season, which featured only eight franchises, the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) featured ten franchises and was held in India. This is the second season of the IPL, which has prepared ten franchises to participate on the field since the 2011 event.
The IPL has always exhibited the talents of many outstanding cricketers who have been able to stun the crowd throughout its existence. This, of course, makes this league a unique draw for sports fans. Australia is one of the most important sources of great cricket athletes. The IPL included 16 Australian players in its inaugural season and a similar number in subsequent seasons.
In the IPL 2022, 16 outstanding players are separated between ten teams. Australian players have never been absent from receiving honours, including individual awards, during their years of player trade with the IPL. Apart from that, Australia dominated all three formats, winning the ODI World Cup three years in a row. Here are the 10 best Australian cricketers competing in the IPL.
#10 Nathan Ellis – PBKS
Ellish was chosen by PBKS to be the team's bowler for a compelling reason: he is the best death bowler in the world, not just in the BBL. Despite being a rookie to the elite category of Australian domestic cricket, Ellis has amassed the stats that have propelled him to the position of death-bowler for his country.
Not just the media, but also Aaron Finch, a talented cricketer, lauded his work ethic and positive attitude. In his maiden IPL encounter, he was also praised for his energy, intensity, and ability to adapt rapidly. Ellish took one wicket and scored 18 runs in three games during the 2022 IPL season.
#9 Josh Hazlewood – RCB (previously MI, CSK)
Prior to his IPL debut, Hazlewood was the youngest fast bowler for New South Wales at 17 years old. Apart from being a good test bowler, Hazlewood has also demonstrated his ability in one-day internationals (ODI).
During his time as an athlete, he also boasts a stellar track record. The #1 greatest bowling analyses in an innings, the #7 best strike rate in an innings, the #10 most runs in an innings by batting positions, the #9 most four-wickets-in-an-innings in the a career, and the #9 bowler/fielder combinations.
He showed his accuracy by knocking out a number of batsmen and adding a lot of diversity to the format. Despite the fact that speed was never his strong suit, it improved dramatically and consistently over time.
At the 2022 IPL mega auction in February, Hazlewood was purchased by Bengaluru-based club RCB for INR 7.75 crore. Last season, the 31-year-old made a huge contribution to CSK's victory. He managed to take 11 wickets in nine matches. Hazlewood scored 443 runs and got 20 wickets in 15 matches during his time in the IPL.
#8 Jason Behrendorff – RCB (previously MI, CSK)
Behrendorff is a left-handed fast bowler who made his Shield debut in 2011-2012 and took 13 wickets in five games. He used to play with the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings before finally setting his foot with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He proceeded to put forth strong performances for the Australian squad, allowing him to rise through the domestic player rankings. With his height and ability to swing the ball in both directions, he has the capacity to score a bounce from anywhere.
Due to the breadth of his bowling repertoire, the 32-year-old is classified as an all-format bowler. Particularly in light of the advantages, and particularly as a left-handed player.
In 2018, MI offered him a contract to begin his career in the IPL. In his IPL career, he has a total of 165 runs and 5 wickets in 5 matches.
#7 Marcus Stoinis – LSG (previously DC, PBKS, RCB)
Stoinis earned his Western Australian debut in 2009 when he was 19 years old. Stoinis' batsmanship improved every time, and his bowling became more powerful. In the 2018-19 Big Bash League, he even scored the first goal for the Melbourne Stars, and he became an important part of Australia's World Cup preparations.
In IPL matches, 'all-rounders bonafide' is a premium characteristic that not many franchises have. In this situation, Stoinis is one of the few players that has the capacity to hit from any direction in the stroke sequence. In the T20 round, he also has some helpful bowl overs, both early and late.
Furthermore, Stoinis is expected to be an accurate fielder. These excellent qualities inspired RCB to execute IPL 2019 swaps with PBKS, and Stoinis is now the dangerous all-rounder of the Lucknow Super Giants. Stoinis took one wicket and scored 27 runs in 3 matches during the 2022 IPL season.
#6 Pat Cummins – KKR
Cummins was a sprinter who drew a large crowd to the Wanderers court for his maiden test in 2011. Cummins appeared to increase his fitness dramatically in the 2016-2017 season, allowing his body to regain stability after many injuries.
KKR did not re-sign Cummins ahead of the 2022 season. However, he has purchased for INR 7.25 crore in an IPL auction and was named the bowling line-up captain this season. Cummins was able to take 9 wickets in the previous season, and his batting abilities allowed him to play a key role in the team's victory over CSK, scoring 66 runs.
Cummins has four wickets and 190 runs in four matches during the 2022 IPL season with KKR.
#5 Aaron Finch – KKR (previously RR, DC, SRH, GT, PBKS, RCB)
Finch was not sold at the IPL auction in 2022, but he was signed by KKR as a replacement for Alex Hales, who had resigned owing to a health issue. He signed with KKR for a fee of INS 1.5 crore.
Finch played for RCB in the 2020 season, and this year he became the ninth player in IPL history to do so. Finch has played 87 games in the IPL and scored over 2000 runs.
He is a hard-hitting top-order batsman who is noted for his aggressiveness in the middle of a match. In prior seasons, his reputation as a hitter grew, and he scored multiple match wins with IPL clubs. Finch scored 65 runs in two matches in the IPL 2022.
#4 Matthew Wade – GT (previously DC)
Wade made his IPL debut in 2011 with Delhi Capitals. At that time, Wade was able to score 22 points with an average attack rate of 7.33 and 66.67, respectively. For the IPL 2022 season, Wade plays the role of opener and wicketkeeper of the GT.
Throughout his career in the IPL, Wade was able to score 90 runs in 8 matches. This achievement certainly cannot be separated from his image, which is known as a tough person and has a strong determination.
#3 Andrew Tye – LSG (previously CSK, GT)
Tye waited till 2017 to play with GT and hit a hat-trick in his first game after joining CSK in 2015. In addition, in 2018, he purchased a new home in PBKS for INR 7.2 million.
Tye was signed by LSG for the 2022 IPL season to replace Mark Wood, an English bowler who had an elbow injury. Tye had previously represented Australia in 32 T20 matches, taking 47 wickets. Tye has 40 wickets and 91 runs in 27 games during his IPL career.
The 35-year-old is a right-handed quick bowler who specializes in limited-overs cricket. He's also a fantastic bowler with a high level of accuracy. He has a sophisticated variety of speed that makes it difficult for batsmen to receive the ball despite his lack of speed. As a result, he has become one of the most sought-after cricketers in the world.
#2 Glenn Maxwell – RCB (previously DC, MI, PBKS)
Maxwell is one of three all-rounders that have been retained by RCB for the 2022 IPL season. He scored 513 runs in 5 games with a 144.10 attack rate during the 2011 season. As a lethal batter, Maxwell has always sparked a lot of interest in IPL auctions. In fact, his off-spin contributions make him a fantastic fielder, and he plays an essential role as a floater in a line-up.
He played 101 games in the IPL, scoring 2130 runs and taking 23 wickets. In just four games during the 2022 season, he took one wicket and scored 112 runs. This milestone came as a result of his ability to react swiftly to the ball and produce a shot that has never been witnessed before in the IPL's history.
#1 David Warner – SRH (previously DC)
Warner is back in the IPL 2022 season with SRH after making his debut with DC in 2009. In the eighth IPL season, Warner was also named SRH captain. With a total of 5640 runs in 154 matches, he is the player with the most runs in the IPL. Warren has scored 191 runs in just four games this season.
So far in the IPL, Warner has been the most successful overseas hitter. In addition, from 2009 to 2013, he was a key member of his team, DC, and from 2014 to now, SRH. Despite failing to lead SRH to the playoffs in 2015, he was awarded the orange hat award for scoring the most runs.
He was able to lead his side to victory over RCB in the final round the following season, and he made an excellent contribution with 38 balls. Warner's orange hat was given to him again throughout the 2017 and 2019 seasons.
