IPL 2020: Best overseas XI of the tournament

6. Jason Holder

It is a well-known perspective of many franchises that Test specialists can not blend into the T20 format of the game. Jason Holder’s four seasons depict the underestimation made by the IPL franchises. However, this year, luck was in favour of Holder as he was brought in as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh. The Australian all-rounder was injured during the very first game this season.

SRH were performing poorly during the initial phase of the tournament. They lacked an allrounder who could bowl four overs. Vijay Shankar’s poor performance was affecting the team’s performance and morale. However, Shankar’s poor show paved the way for Holder into the playing XI. And the number one all-rounder, according to the ICC rankings never disappointed his skipper.

In this edition, he scored valuable runs for his team with a strike rate of 144.73. Apart from that, the all-rounder played a significant role during SRH’s matches against MI and RCB.

His highest Test score of 200 is more of proof that when the situation demands he can tear off any bowling attack and when the situation is a bit tensed, he can hang in there. Nobody would like to exclude an all-rounder like Holder, and so he finds a place in this playing XI.