Players who can take the world by storm in CLT20

4. Burt Cockley (Perth Scorchers):

Burt Cockley

Burt Cockley, a tall sturdy right arm fast bowler has the advantage of raw pace. The 27-year-old has struggled to make it to the top level, pegged back by recurring injuries. However, he has been fit of late and expect him to send shivers down the spine for the batsmen, if picked.

5. Nicolas Pooran and Shannon Gabriel (Trinidad and Tobago):

Just 17 years old, the left hand batsman has already become the darling of Trinidad and Tobago fans. On his T20 debut, Pooran took Guyana Amazon Warriors, a team that had Sunil Narine and Mohammad Hafeez in its ranks, to cleaners, scoring 54 off just 24 deliveries.

However, his effort was for a losing cause as the rest of the team faltered in their chase of 156. He was under-utilized by the team, which batted him too low for the rest of the season. If used higher up the order, you better watch out for this youngster who pulled out some breathtaking strokes on his debut.

Shannon Gabriel

Shannon Gabriel, aged 25, has already made his Test and T20 debut for West Indies. The tall muscular fast bowler is capable of generating serious pace and with the variety in attack T&T boast off, Gabriel could prove to be a menace for any opposition on any type of pitch. As they say, there is no substitute for pace.

6. Dwaine Pretorius and Jean Symes (Highveld Lions):

Dwaine Pretorius

With their top four consisting of Alviro Petersen, Gulam Bodi and Neil McKenzie, Lions do need some big hitters down the order. In Pretorius and Symes, they have players who can turn the match on its head. Pretorius, 24, and Symes, 26, will have additional responsibilities this time with Chris Morris preferring to play for Chennai Super Kings.

It’s a role which can be expected to be successfully fulfilled by these two talented batsmen who have performed such feats prior to this tournament, most notably in the previous edition of CLT20.

As a neutral fan, I really wish we do get to witness the precocious talent of the aforementioned players on this magnificent stage. The sooner, the better!