Sri Lanka v West Indies Test series 5 players to watch out for

4. Marlon Samuels:

A veteran of 59 Test matches this man can bat as well as anybody on his day. A brilliant striker of the cricket ball Samuels is an elegant batsman to watch when in full flow. His mantra of not allowing spinners to dictate terms to him may have landed him some criticism at times, however, there is little doubt about his ability to win matches on his own. No stranger to the subcontinent, the visitors will pin their hopes on him to score some big ones. His knock of 78 in the World Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka, which lifted West Indies out of a hole and to their first world title since the 1979 World Cup is well remembered by the Lankan fans. Samuels has the game to replicate such dominance in this series and must be gearing up for his duels against Herath and co.