Unexpected Stars Born in IPL 2020

Rahul Tewatia has been the story of this IPL as he has won a few games for Rajasthan Royals single-handedly with both bat and ball.
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Last but not the least, Rahul Tewatia has been one of the finds of IPL 2020. Tewatia has been a part of the IPL since 2014 and has represented Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab before returning to Rajasthan Royals.

It is only in this season that he finally got a consistent run with the Rajasthan line-up needing an Indian all-rounder who could bowl wrist spin and tonk the ball. They found the perfect match in Rahul Tewatia.

Tewatia was thrown in the deep end, promoted to No 4, with Rajasthan in pursuit of 224 against Kings XI Punjab. Stuck at just nine runs off his first 18 deliveries, Tewatia dished out a turnaround for the ages by blasting five sixes off one over from Sheldon Cottrell and raced to his half-century off just 30 balls,…

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