IPL 2019: 3 Australian pacers to watch out for

The 12th edition of the IPL - IPL 2019 - is set to begin on 23rd March. The tournament is a big platform for Indian and overseas players to exhibit their talents in the shortest format of the game.

Among the overseas players, the Australians have always made a huge impact in every edition. Players like Mike Hussey, Shane Watson and David Warner have an excellent record in the IPL.

In the 11 editions so far, teams captained by Australians have won the title three times. Australians have managed to bag a total of 10 individual titles - 5 Orange caps, 1 Purple cap and 4 Most Valuable Player titles.

This edition of IPL has 12 Aussie players drafted across various teams. On the other hand, some of the big names also went unsold, such as Shaun Marsh, Usman Khawaja, Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa.

Most of the Australian players who have made an impact in IPL are batsmen and all-rounders. But we have also had bowlers like Shane Warne, who picked up 18 wickets in the first edition, and Andrew Tye, who won the Purple Cap last year.

In this article, we look at 3 Aussie fast bowlers to watch out for in this edition of IPL.

#3 Nathan Coulter-Nile (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Coulter-Nile has a huge role to play in RCB's bowling

The 31-year-old Nathan Coulter-Nile is a right arm fast bowler who plays for Western Australia. He has taken 38 ODI wickets from 22 matches and 30 T20I wickets from 26 matches.

In the ongoing BBL, for Perth Scorchers, he has picked up 14 wickets from 13 innings and has an economy rate of 7.45. He is a handy batsman down the order too.

In IPL, Coulter-Nile has been a part of Mumbai Indians (2013), Delhi Daredevils (2014-2016), Kolkata Knight Riders (2017) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (2018-present). In 2018, he was ruled out without playing a single match due to an injury.

In IPL 2017 Coulter-Nile scalped 15 wickets from 8 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders. Overall he has 36 IPL wickets from 26 matches.

RCB have always lacked the mojo in the bowling department and this year, it will be a big boost for them to have a bowler like Coulter-Nile in the lineup.

#2 Billy Stanlake (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Stanlake is yet to make an impact in IPL

The 24-year-old Billy Stanlake is known for his sheer pace and deadly bouncers. He is one of the tallest players to ever represent Cricket Australia.

In T20Is, Stanlake has picked up 25 wickets from 17 matches. In this year’s BBL, he has grabbed 11 wickets from 11 matches for Adelaide Strikers.

In IPL, Stanlake has been a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore (2017) and Sunrisers Hyderabad(2018-present). He has played a total of just 6 IPL matches and picked up 7 wickets. In IPL 2018 he only 4 matches before he was ruled out due to a finger injury.

The Sunrisers have one of the best bowling attacks among all the teams in the IPL, and a bowler like Stanlake can trouble the batsmen with his pace and bounce. This edition of IPL is a big opportunity for him to make an impact in the shortest form of the game.

#1 Andrew Tye (Kings XI Punjab)

The 32-year-old Andrew Tye is famous for the use of the knuckleball and the ability to bowl yorkers. He is very effective in limited overs cricket, to say the least.

Tye was the leading wicket-taker in T20Is in 2018 with 31 wickets. Overall he has 37 T20I wickets from 26 matches. In the ongoing BBL, he has taken 17 wickets from 14 matches for Perth Scorchers.

In IPL, Tye has been a part of Gujarat Lions (2017) and Kings XI Punjab (2018-present). In the 2017 edition, he took a hat-trick on his IPL debut, and he holds the record of the best IPL bowling figures on debut (5/17).

In the 2018 edition of the IPL, Tye went on to win the Purple Cap with 24 wickets. He has picked a total of 36 IPL wickets from 20 matches.

He will be looking forward to continuing his good form in this edition of the IPL too.

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