5 potential surprise picks for the World T20
2016 has arrived and it promises to be a special year for cricket players and fans alike. One of the primary cricketing events to look forward to this year is the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20.Preparations have already begun for the tournament which is considered as the holy grail of T20 cricket with teams looking to establish the perfect mix of players for their respective campaigns. While there may be a lot of players retained from the present squads, there is every chance of some surprise entrants making it through.Here are 5 players from different cricketing nations who may turn out to be surprise picks for the World Twenty20:
#1 Chris Lynn (Australia)
The hard-hitting 25-year-old Aussie, Chris Lynn, has been quite a specialist in the T20 format. Lynn has been around in the Australian domestic circuit for close to 5 years and represented his country twice in T20Is against England in 2014.
Apart from that, he has also been action in T20 leagues in India and West Indies. While he was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2015 IPL, he represented Jamaica Tallawahs in the latest edition of the Caribbean Premier League.
The reason why Chris Lynn could come into contention for Australia’s World Twenty20 is his performance in the ongoing Big Bash League. Currently, he is the highest run-scorer in the tournament with 212 runs in 4 games and has scored his runs at a strike rate of over 160 and a staggering average of 70.