6 Lesser known players to watch out for in the India-South Africa limited overs series
The limited-overs series sees a lot of youngsters mixing it up with their senior prosWith less than a week to go for the battle between the top two cricketing nations in the world, the first ever Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela series has hiked up a lot of expectations. India and South Africa shall lock horns in one of the most mouth-watering clashes of this year with a lot of young players making it to the squad for both the teams.Both the sides are star embedded with stalwarts like AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, MS Dhoni and the likes but when it comes to the limited overs format one can see a handful of new faces, craving to make a mark.So, here is a list of 6 new players who can make their mark in this series
#1 Aaron Phangiso
The willowy bowler who disturbed the Master-Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s timber in the 2012 Champions League has been hungry to perform for a long time now. The exploit of ‘neutral pause’ had a decent run in the recently concluded T20 series against New Zealand and Bangladesh and shall be keen on converting that run into a much better one this time around.
India, Aaron’s next opposition, did struggle a bit against the Sri Lankan spinners in their recent series which again adds to his advantage. Pitches that offer turn and bounce are also waiting to make things hard to earn for the hosts. His economy of 4.49 in 15 matches shows how good he has been in controlling the batsman while many bowlers get whacked for runs in the initial stages of their career.
The ‘in-and-out’ left arm spinner has been longing to cement his place in the side and his technique shall no wonder trouble the batsmen, making him a player to watch out for.