5 CPL players who should be playing Test cricket for West Indies

Sunil Narine

If there is one player playing in CPL 2016, who is the quintessential short-format player, it is Sunil Narine. Of the 281 matches that he has played in his senior career, only 13 have been first-class matches. So it is certainly not surprising that he hasn't been given a second thought in the longest format of the game.

But a closer look at that record suggests that he must be given another go. In his 13 matches, he has picked up 65 wickets. And in his six Tests, he has picked up 21 wickets. Although the last of his Tests was in 2013 against New Zealand, given that batsmen still struggle to pick as was evident from the ongoing Caribbean Premier League, it is certainly not going to hurt to give him another shot.

After all, although West Indies have a leg spinner in the side, they have been relying on part-time options from their top-order to fill in the quota of an off-spinner and Narine's inclusion will certainly change that.