IPL 2019: 5 Bangladesh players who will shine in the tournament if picked

Mushfiqur Rahim

Bogra-born Mushfiqur Rahim doesn’t possess an intimidating stature like that of a Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers or Brendon McCullum, but packs a fair amount of punch in his strokes. He went unsold in the 2016 IPL, however, can turn out to be a captain’s delight in the IPL. The pocket-size dynamite doesn’t play the extravagant strokes but makes sure that the scoreboard keeps moving.

With an experience of 153 matches, he knocks the tricks and trade of the shortest format. He has scored 2933 runs in T20s at an average of 26.42. Moreover, the 31-year-old has 16 half-centuries to his name. A strike-rate of 125.82 in T20s can’t be undermined any stretch of he the imagination. Above all, he is an agile wicketkeeper and can be a solution to any team’s keeping and batting woes.