5 cricketers who announced themselves on the world stage this year
2015 has been yet another incredible year for the cricketing world. Some of the years’s key events were Australia winning the World Cup for a fifth time, India strengthening their Test record at home under a new captain, England beginning their resurgence in limited overs cricket and Bangladesh establishing themselves as a 50-over cricket powerhouse.There were also a number of great individual performances, both with bat and ball. Among the performers were some seasoned campaigners, a bunch of youngsters and a few late comers to the international scene.The year also saw the emergence of some promising cricketers who announced themselves on the world stage. We take a look at 5 of the best:
#5 David Willey (England)
David Willey, son of former England cricketer and umpire Peter Willey, has been one of the best new talents on display this year. Playing for England in both ODIs and T20Is, he has come up with some impressive performances as an opening bowler getting early wickets on a regular basis.
Willey has already picked up 18 wickets in 10 ODIs so far at a remarkable average of 24.22 and 8 wickets in 4 T20Is at 16.87. He also has credentials of being an allrounder in county cricket and if he can show some of his batting skills in the international arena, he could be an even bigger asset for England.