India vs Australia 2017: 5 possible replacements for Mitchell Starc

Chadd Sayers

First class: 53, Wickets: 217, Average: 23.62

Having come close to a debut in his hometown in Adelaide as part of the day-night Test against South Africa late last year, Sayers has always been under the selectors’ radar, especially because of his stupendous form in Sheffield Shield in the last four years, particularly this season where he has already picked up 50 wickets.

The debut hasn’t come, but the 29-year old, who made his first-class debut in 2011, was a late bloomer at the domestic level, unlocking a different dimension to his bowling in the 2012-13 season where he topped the Sheffield Shield lists with 48 wickets.

He has the ability to swing the ball away from the right-hander, but the 5’11’’ bowler isn’t exactly in the traditional tall fast bowler mould. Yet, his fabulous record in the last few seasons is enough for him to merit a Test cap, one which he came agonisingly close to in the Adelaide Test last year.