IPL 2021 live updates: Top players who can make an impact this season

Some IPL players, staff who tested COVID positive:

• Axar Patel
• Nitish Rana
• Devdutt Padikkal
• Daniel Sams
• Kiran More

Padikkal returned to RCB camp after he tested negative for COVID later on.

Top 10 bowlers to watch out for

R Ashwin
Matches - 154. Wickets - 138. Best bowling figures - 4/34. Economy rate - 6.87. Average - 26.81. Strike rate - 23.40.

Jasprit Bumrah
Matches - 92. Wickets - 109. Best bowling figures - 4/14. Economy rate - 7.41. Average - 23.71. Strike rate - 19.19.

Kagiso Rabada
Matches - 35. Wickets - 61. Best bowling figures - 4/21. Economy rate - 8.23. Average - 18.09. Strike rate - 13.18.

Yuzvendra Chahal
Matches - 99. Wickets - 121. Best bowling figures - 4/25. Economy rate - 7.67. Average - 22.50. Strike rate - 17.60.

Jofra Archer
Matches - 35. Wickets - 46. Best bowling figures - 3/15. Economy rate - 7.13. Average - 21.32. Strike rate - 17.93.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Matches - 121. Wickets - 136. Best bowling figures - 5/19. Economy rate - 7.23. Average - 23.91. Strike rate - 19.83.

Anrich Nortje
Matches - 16. Wickets - 22. Best bowling figures - 3/33. Economy rate - 8.39. Average - 23.27. Strike rate - 16.63.

T Natarajan
Matches - 22. Wickets - 18. Best bowling figures - 2/24. Economy rate - 8.19. Average - 34.38. Strike rate - 25.16.

Rashid Khan
Matches - 62. Wickets - 75. Best bowling figures - 3/7. Economy rate - 6.24. Average - 20.49. Strike rate - 19.68.

Trent Boult
Matches - 48. Wickets - 63. Best bowling figures - 4/18. Economy rate - 8.53. Average - 25.03. Strike rate - 17.60.

Meanwhile, many batsmen have proven to be vital cogs in their teams and top-notch entertainers for the IPL fans over the years. From the list below, Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer with 5,878 runs. Chris Gayle has the highest individual score with an unbeaten 175. David Warner has the most number of fifties in the list with 48, while Gayle has the most hundreds, not only in this list but in IPL overall with 6 tons.

Top 10 batsmen to watch out for

Rohit Sharma
Matches - 200. Runs - 5,230 runs. Highest - 109*. Average- 31.31. Strike rate - 130.61.  Hundreds - 1. Fifties - 39.

Virat Kohli
Matches - 192. Runs - 5,878 runs. Highest - 113. Average - 38.16. Strike rate - 130.73. Hundreds - 5. Fifties - 39

Shikhar Dhawan
Matches - 176. Runs - 5,197 runs. Highest - 106*. Average- 34.41. Strike rate - 126.87.  Hundreds - 2. Fifties - 41.

David Warner
Matches - 142. Runs - 5,254 runs. Highest - 126. Average- 42.71. Strike rate - 141.54.  Hundreds - 4. Fifties - 48.

Prithvi Shaw
Matches - 38. Runs - 826 runs. Highest - 99. Average- 21.73. Strike rate - 139.76.  Hundreds - 0. Fifties - 6.

Rishabh Pant
Matches - 68. Runs - 2,079. Highest - 128*. Average- 35.23. Strike rate - 151.97.  Hundreds - 1. Fifties - 12.

Kane Williamson
Matches - 53. Runs - 1,619 runs. Highest - 89. Average- 39.48. Strike rate - 134.80.  Hundreds - 0. Fifties - 15.

KL Rahul
Matches - 81. Runs - 2,647 runs. Highest - 132*. Average- 44.86. Strike rate - 135.81.  Hundreds - 2. Fifties - 21.

AB de Villiers
Matches - 169. Runs - 4,849 runs. Highest - 133*. Average- 40.40. Strike rate - 151.91.  Hundreds - 3. Fifties - 38.

Chris Gayle
Matches - 132. Runs - 4,772 runs. Highest - 175*. Average- 41.13. Strike rate - 150.11.  Hundreds - 6. Fifties - 31.