5 lesser known foreign players who could do well in IPL 2016

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The 9th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) would kick-off in Mumbai on April 9, with the defending champions, Mumbai Indians, to take on one of the two new franchises participating this year, the Rising Pune Supergiants.

With the recently concluded World T20, we know who the in-form players are in the shortest format of the game, and who could be the favourites to shine in the IPL.

Also, with players being picked based on their performances in other domestic T20 tournaments, such as the Big Bash League (BBL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) there would be no dearth of foreign talent this IPL, especially in terms of new faces who haven’t featured in the league before. 

There are a few lesser known foreign players who could do well this year in the IPL, based on how they have been playing T20 cricket of late. Here, we have compileda list of five such players.

1. Colin Munro

Colin Munro has a T20 strike rate of 146.52 as an opener 

While Martin Guptill has, of late, stolen all the limelight at the top of New Zealand’s batting order, his opening partner, Colin Munro, has been no less lethal with the bat, as far as T20 cricket is concerned.

WIth scores of 23, 45, and 36 against Australia, Bangladesh and England in the World T20, Munro has shown that he is more than capable of giving his team, the Kolkata Knight Riders, a decent start at the top.

Overall, in 108 T20 matches, the 29-year-old left-hander has made 2088 runs at 27.11 and a strike-rate of 146.52. With such vast amount of experience in T20 cricket, Munro can be a vital cog in any team’s batting line-up, and KKR have made the right choice in picking him up.