5 players who can give West Indies cricket a fresh lease of life

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 13:  Jason Holder of West Indies bowls during Day One of the First Test between Pakistan and West Indies at Dubai International Cricket Ground on October 13, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Jason Holder has inspired with his captaincy and should oversee West Indies' renaissance

#4 Rovman Powell

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - SEPTEMBER 17:  Rovman Powell of West Indies bats during a nets session at ICC Cricket Academy on September 17, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)
The flamboyant Powell packs a punch

Much in line with modern day West Indian cricketers, Rovman Powell is a dynamic all-rounder who bowls right arm medium pace and bats like an Andre Russell. Powell stormed into List A cricket for Combined Campuses with a Man of the Match performance in 2015. However, it was with Jamaica in the 2016-17 Regional Super50 that he truly gained attention.

That he was instrumental in Jamaica's march to the finals would be an understatement. He single-handedly won them the semi-finals with a 45-ball 95 followed by a 5/36 with the ball. The scintillating performance catapulted him into the Caribbean Premier League and then into the West Indian ODI and T20 teams.

Boasting immense potential, Powell can be what Andre Russell should have been for the West Indies, provided they persist with him.

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