After a struggle of 2 months and defeating 9 other teams, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the title of IPL 2026. The 19th season of the Indian Premier League, which lasted for about 2 months, was dominated from beginning to end by some players whose names were perhaps not very popular, but in IPL 2026, many unknown players stole the show with their explosive performances.
Mukul Chaudhary
In the mini auction, Lucknow Super Giants bought Mukul Chaudhary for Rs 2.60 crore. He made his debut in the same year and especially his inning of 54 runs in 27 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders gave him a new identity. This season Mukul scored 170 runs in 10 matches.
Suryansh Shedge
Suryansh Shedge made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in 2025. But after the 2026 season, he got a new identity. This season he scored 158 runs at a stormy strike rate of 175.55 and an average of 39.50.
Urvil Patel
Urvil Patel should be asked how one innings can bring you fame. He made his IPL debut in 2025, but in IPL 2026, he achieved the feat of scoring the fastest fifty of IPL by completing 50 runs in 13 balls against Lucknow Super Giants.
Anshul Kamboj
Anshul Kamboj has been playing in IPL since 2024, but 2026 was the first season when Anshul played all the league matches. He was badly beaten in the last few matches, but he was the highest wicket taker for Chennai. He has left a deep mark on the IPL world by taking 21 wickets.
Rasikh Dar Salaam
Rasikh Dar Salaam made his IPL debut in 2019. IPL 2026 was a breakthrough season for him, he took 21 wickets while playing for RCB. This season has given a new flight to the career of Rasikh Dar Salaam.
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Prince Yadav
It takes many years for new bowlers to reach that point when they can be counted as one of the main bowlers of the team. Prince Yadav has achieved this position in his second season only. Prince was the highest wicket taker for LSG with 16 wickets in 14 matches.
Saqib Hussain
SRH captain Pat Cummins was not available in the first half of the IPL 2026 season and the team’s fast bowling attack had collapsed. Meanwhile, Hyderabad team’s Saqib Hussain and Praful Hinge made their debut together. Hinge got some chances, but Saqib continued to be a part of the playing eleven. He made his debut season memorable by taking 15 wickets in 11 matches.
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