5 international stars who warmed the bench throughout IPL 2016

#2 Trent Boult (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Sunrisers Hyderabad, eventual IPL Champions had the tournament’s best bowling attack in all stages, from power-play to death overs. With Mustafizur Rahman, bought for 1.2 crore rupees doing so well for them and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, ending up with the Purple Cap, it is understandable why Trent Boult, probably one of New Zealand’s best fast bowlers at the moment, got just one game despite being one of the players retained.

Boult had in the previous season kept Steyn out of the team for most parts. But he got a taste of his own medicine, despite bagging a lucrative retention deal worth 3.8 crore rupees. Boult’s only chance came in Qualifier 2 against the Gujarat Lions when Rahman had to sit out because of an injury. He started really well, but eventually ended up with mediocre numbers of 1-39 in 4 overs.

It didn’t help him that Barinder Sran stepped up to a great extent ensuring Sunrisers had a solid trio of fast bowlers allowing them to use their foreign contingent to solidify their weaker batting. David Warner, Moises Henriques, Mustafizur and Ben Cutting/Kane Williamson/Eoin Morgan usually figured as their four foreign players.