World Cup 2019: Team-wise one player who will be missed during the tournament
These players could've made the difference to their teams at some stage in the World Cup.
7. Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka)
Akila Dananjaya came into the limelight after wreaking havoc in the home series against India with his mystery spin bowling. He made his ODI debut in 2012 at the age of 18 but soon faded away since he could not make much impact. Later on, after five years he was recalled to the Sri Lankan national team where he was able to show his capability.
Dananjaya is said to have seven variations in his bowling including the leg break, googly, carrom ball, doosra and his stock ball which is the off-spinner. In his ODI career, he has taken 48 wickets in the 34 matches with an economy rate of 5.16. He took his best figures of 6/29 last year against South Africa.
His role is to control the run-rate and bowl through the middle overs. The 25-year-old is also used as the main strike bowler if the pitch assists the spinners. Sri Lanka might be missing a proper spinner and a wicket-taking bowler like him in the World Cup.
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