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They made their mark in the inaugural Indian Premier League.
And the impact they had on the competition was something that couldn't be ignored.
So while Shaun Marsh (Kings XI Punjab), Gautam Gambhir (Delhi Daredevils) and Sanath Jayasuriya (Mumbai Indians) finished as the top three scorers in season one with 616, 534 and 514 runs respectively, Graeme Smith (Rajasthan Royals, 441), Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers, 436) and Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings, 421) also finished among the top 10 batsmen.
Among the bowlers, Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) took the purple cap for the most wickets in the competition with 22 dismissals.
Nothing much has changed in the IPL's second season.
On one hand we have Matthew Hayden (Chennai Super Kings, 426), Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings, 309), J P Duminy (Mumbai Indians, 297) and Yuvraj Singh (Kings XI Punjab, 296) as the top four batsmen. Gilchrist again features in the top 10 list with an aggregate of 265 from 10 games so far.
On the other hand, we have bowlers like R P Singh (Deccan Chargers), Ashish Nehra (Delhi Daredevils), Yusuf Abdulla (Kings XI Punjab), Shadab Jakati (Chennai Super Kings) and Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers) featuring among the top bowlers in the competition.
If you haven't guessed it as yet, we are referring to the army of left-handers, the southpaws, who have made such a big impact in the competition.
With more than half the tournament concluded, rediff.com analyses the performances of the top 'lefties' in the IPL who happen to be very much on the right track.
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