Asia Cup 2016: 6 players who could take the tournament by storm
Every player is a valuable asset to a team in his own way. There are many players who live under the shadow of star players in their team when they start their international careers, but their contribution to the team is of no less importance.Also read: Asia Cup T20 2016: Full ScheduleTeams have a tendency to make plans for the star players from the opposition and often tend to forget to focus on relatively newer players, which can turn out to be troublesome for their fortunes in a big tournament like the Asia Cup.When the battle of Asian supremacy starts on February 24 in Bangladesh, some young individuals will play their first big tournament in international cricket. It is their chance to showcase their talent along with their mettle. Here is their chance to take the Asia Cup T20 by storm just before the ICC World T20.Also read: Asia Cup T20 2016 Teams and full players listHere are few cricketers who could prove to be match-winners for their teams in the Asia Cup 2016.
#6 Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh)
The talented 24-year-old batsman from Rajshahi is undoubtedly one of Bangladesh’s upcoming superstars. The right-handed middle-order batsman is a very good limited-overs player and can play big shorts with ease.
So far in 14 T20Is he has scored 281 runs at an average of 28.10 and a strike-rate of 116.59 which doesn’t justify his potential. In this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Sabbir had a great time as his team Barisal Bulls finished as runners-up of the tournament.
His 79-run knock in the semi-finals against Rangpur Riders was instrumental for Bulls reaching the final. In 13 BPL matches, this season Sabbir has scored 189 runs at an average of 18.90. Apart from batting his excellent fielding skills is another plus point for Bangladesh.
The fact that Asia Cup will be played in the Indian sub-continent, his part-time off-break bowling can become handy as well. He is definitely one of the players to watch out for in the upcoming tournament.