5 players to watch out for from the minnows in 2015 World Cup

The Cricket World Cup is the stage for the best players in the world to step up and showcase their talents. It also gives opportunities to players from smaller teams to shine and make everyone take note of them. In the past editions of the World Cup, players like Gavin Hamilton, Neil Johnson, John Davison and Collins Obuya from the so-called “minnows” have performed very well.We look at 5 players to watch out for, one each from the 5 minnow teams participating in the 2015 World Cup:

#1 Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan)

The 27-year-old tall talented fast bowler from Afghanistan was the first player from his country to play at Lord’s in 2007 when he represented Marylebone Cricket Club in a game. This bowler has the ability to swing the ball both ways, and has been recorded bowling at 90 miles/hour.

A key member of the Afghan national team, Hassan has received praise for his bowling from many experts. Participating in the Cricket World Cup will be a massive step for the player, who had to flee Afghanistan and take refuge in Pakistan as a kid because of the turmoil in the country, and Hassan will look to continue his recent excellent bowling form into the event and do well on pitches in Australia and New Zealand which are likely to aid his bowling style.