Top 10 Players To Look Out For In CPL 2015

Top 10 Players To Look Out For In CPL 2015: The Caribbean Premier League’s 3rd season set to take off in a couple of days with a set off international stars and local talents eagerly waiting to put on some real good performances. Here we look at few star players and young players from Caribbean Islands from whom you might expect in the upcoming CPL season. Here are the Top 10 Players To Look Out For In CPL 2015. 10 – Evin Lewis: Evin Lewis. (Photo Source: BCCI) The Trinidad & Tobago opening batsman, Evin Lewis made his mark by standing in the top 5 run scorers list during Champions League T20 in 2013 where he scored 211 runs in 5 games. He continued his good scorers around the shortest format of the game when he made into top run scorers for the last season’s CPL T20 with 321 runs in 8 games. The Left handed batsmen who plays for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots has proved to be a decent striker of the ball and a consistent performer in T20s who can once again top the run-scorers charts in CPL. 9 – Miguel Cummins: Miguel Cummins. (Photo Source: WICB Media) The speedster from Barbados, Miguel Cummins has made his mark by bowling at high speeds and his wickets striking ability. Cummins has a decent record in First Class cricket but his Twenty20 record isn’t up to the mark. He would like to put on some good performances for his side Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel during this tournament and make into selection contention for national squad. 8 – Veerasammy Permaul: Veerasammy Permaul. (Photo Source: WICB Media) Permaul, the slow left arm orthodox bowler from Guyana has had a brilliant domestic season recently by topping the 4-day competition’s wicket takers list with 67 wickets in just 10 games and 11 wickets in 5 games of the One-Day competition. He could turn out dangerous on the slow wickets used in the tournament for the Guyana Amazon Warriors. 7 – Shahid Afridi: Shahid Afridi. (© Getty Images) Shahid Afridi is one of the few all-rounders in Twenty20 format who succeeded highly with both bat and ball. The Pakistani all rounder can bowl his 4 overs quota producing important breakthroughs along with controlling runs. With bat he can deliver a quick fire knock at any position he bats. He would be featuring in CPL for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and we can expect him to play a key role for his side with his all round skills. 6 – Kevin Pietersen: Kevin Pietersen. (© Getty Images) Kevin Pietersen, who had received a shock from the England Cricket Board that he might not play again for the national side even after scoring an amazing knock of an unbeaten 351 in County championship. Later he decided to fly back to India for IPL but caught with a calf injury. After recovering, he is now set to play in the CPL and might show his recent form for his side St Lucia Zouks and play some terrific knocks. 5 – Martin Guptill: Martin Guptill. (© Getty Images) The latest among in ODI double century club, Martin Guptill is set to play in Caribbean Premier League the country against which he scored his double ton in recent World Cup. The right handed New Zealander had been a consistent player for Guyana Amazon Warriors in last two seasons but this time he will be playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for whom he might score loads of runs. 4 – Jason Holder: Jason holder. (©Getty Images) Jason Holder, the West Indies captain during CWC15 had been a good developing all-rounder past one year. He has shown his all-round skills in recent International fixtures and might doing the same in CPL for the Barbados Tridents with his hard hitting batting and his regular striking ability. 3 – Chris Gayle: Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: Somerset Twitter Handle) The T20 legend Chris Gayle is set for playing in another T20 league. After having a poor 2014 in all form and everywhere, Gayle was back to what he is known for. He had a decent CWC15 where he score a double century. Later he performed well for RCB in the IPL and later flied to England for T20 Blast where he scored 338 runs in just 3 games including an unbeaten 152. He will be captaining Jamaica Tallawahs and might be seen playing his trademark knocks. VIDEO – Watch: CPL Big Six challenge: Kevin Pietersen v Chris Gayle 2 – Lendl Simmons: Lendl Simmons. (Photo Source: BCCI) Lendl Simmons has turned out to be one of the promising openers in the T20 format in last couple of years. His dream run started in 2013 CPL where he was 2nd top scorer in the tournament and later he was part of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2014 from middle of the season and ended up as team’s top scorer. He continued his dream run and ended last year’s CPL T20 as top run scorer. Even in this year’s IPL he end as MI’s top scorer and 2nd in overall and led its team’s turn around after no been part of team in early matches. Watch out for Simmons, who could well be top scorer even in this year’s CPL. 1 – Andre Russell: Andre Russell. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Andre Russell is slowing turning out to match up the senior big hitting all-rounders from the Caribbean Gayle, Bravo and Pollard. Russell with his hard hitting ability can change course of the game and well end up as a partnership breaker with the ball. He was the batsman with highest strike rate in the both CPL seasons as well as the recently concluded IPL as well. He was the most valuable player during this year’s IPL and may end up the same in the upcoming CPL as well. Quick Link – Top 10 Teams With Most Sixes In T20 Internationals

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