ICC World T20 2016: 5 southpaws to look out for
There has always been a debate going on that in the world of cricket the left-handers or "lefties" are considered more elegant as compared to right-handers. There is something special about the left-hander. More often than not they possess a mesmerizing elegance which is so pleasing to the eyes. The effortless cover drives, the back foot punches, the straight drives, all look so more graceful when they come from a left-handed batsman’s piece of willow.They are sublime in the way they play their strokes (Ganguly's cover drives, Jayasuriya's cuts, Lara's hooks and pulls and many more) and there is a particular kind of smoothness and finesse we see in them.The First Round of the sixth edition of the ICC World T20 Championship has just commenced in India and all teams have had enough match practice with a number of T20 series taking place in the last two months. By now every team must have had finalized its playing combinations and match strategies to put up a clinical performance in what is pegged as cricket's biggest carnival.As cricket enthusiasts and fans from across the globe wait for the mega tournament to move into its business end i.e. the Super 10 Round, here is a look at the top 5 left-handed players to watch out for in the T20 World Cup.
#1 Chris Gayle
Arguably the most destructive batsman in the cricketing world, Chris Gayle is a very dangerous player when it comes to T20 cricket. The shorter format suits his style of play where a quickfire 30-40 runs can turn the game on its head.
On his day, Gayle can tear any bowling attack apart. In the recently concluded BBL 2015-16, he scored a 12 ball 50, thereby equaling Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest T20 half century.
Having the experience of playing 82 IPL games in India with a sterling average of 46.36 at a staggering strike rate of 153.50 Gayle knows a lot about how these turning wickets play and would be raring to go all guns blazing in the T20 WC.