The recently concluded sixth edition of the ICC World T20 in India has seen some outstanding performance from players around the world. Various players from different nations of the world shone in the most prestigious T20 world event for their respective teams.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held at the same venues and the international players will look to carry their good World T20 form in the most electrifying cricket league for their respective franchises.
However, there are some players who will not feature in this year’s IPL but were the stand-out performers in the recently concluded world event. They have shown their calibre in the T20 format at the biggest stage after being overlooked by the IPL franchises.
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Here we look at five players who performed really well in the ICC World T20 2016 but will not feature in IPL 2016:
Joe Root (England)
The 25-year-old batsman from England finished the tournament as the second highest run-scorer. He was one of the main reasons behind England emerging as the runner-ups.
The right-handed batsman was in sublime form in the tournament as he scored 249 runs in 6 matches at an average of 49.80 and with a strike-rate of 146.47.
His 83 against South Africa in Mumbai was a match-winning knock as England were chasing 229. Root made the No. 3 position for himself after some stellar performances in the recent past and continued the good work in the World T20.
Apart from batting ability, he is also an effective part-time bowler who provides important breakthroughs to his team. He picked up two important wickets in losing cause against West Indies in the final.
Usman Khawaja (Australia)
The 29-year-old Australian cricketer was superb throughout the tournament with the bat. He finished the tournament as the highest-scoring Australian.
The left-handed opening batsman scored 143 runs in 4 matches at an average of 35.75 and with a strike-rate of 137.50. He played an important innings of 58 against Bangladesh and also looked very threatening against India.
The Pakistan-born Australian batsman was in sublime form throughout the year and continued his good form in the tournament. Khawaja kept Aaron Finch out of the starting XI speaks about the volume of his caliber.
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
The slow left-arm orthodox bowler impressed everyone with his bowling in the tournament. In the first match of the tournament, he bowled a match-winning spell picked up four important wickets against host India in Nagpur.
The 24-year-old ended the tournament as the joint highest wicket-taker. It was not just his wicket taking ability but his overall game play which made him a dangerous spinner and an instrumental member of the Blackcaps team.
He picked up 10 wickets in 5 matches at an outstanding average of 11.40 and with a super economy rate of 6.27. He always kept the batmen guessing and kept on varying his pace and length in the tournament.
Jason Roy (England)
The 25-year-old opening batsman from England was superb throughout the tournament at the top of England’s batting order. He was instrumental in England’s World T20 campaign and was successful to give them flying starts up front.
The right-handed batsman’s knock of 78 of just 50 balls against New Zealand was a match-winning performance in the semi-finals. He finished the tournament as the fourth highest run scorer.
The South Africa-born English cricketer scored 183 runs in 6 matches at an average of 30.50 and with a strike-rate of 148.78. His aggressive style of play suits the shortest format and he proved that again in this World Cup.
Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)
The Indian-born New Zealand spinner was one of the finds of the recently concluded world event in India. He was also instrumental in the Black Caps campaign where they were one of the semi-finalists.
The 23-year-old picked up 10 wickets as he finished the tournament as the joint highest wicket taker just like his partner. The leg-break bowler used his variations very well in the sub-continent pitches and extracted bounce and turn form them.
He picked up 10 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 12 and with an economy rate of 6.10, which are phenomenal in T20 cricket. Like his partner, he used the conditions very well and always kept pressure on the batsmen.
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