#3 Chris Woakes
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The lanky pacer from England, reasonably new to the IPL setup, grabbed the opportunities thrown at him with Kolkata Knight Riders. Chris Woakes picked up 17 wickets from 13 games, although he leaked a few runs as he majorly bowls in powerplay and at the death.
Royal Challengers Bangalore struggled with their bowling from past few seasons with Starc being out for a couple of years due to personal reasons. Woakes can provide overseas flavor to their bowling woes & is a capable batsman at no. 7, to aid his selection in the XI.
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Edited by Amar Anand