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Basil Thampi
One of the stars of last year's IPL, Basil Thampi, has been on the fringes of national selection for a while now. He was unfortunate to miss out on a spot in the T20I squad and while a 95 lakh bid from Sunrisers Hyderabad, for whom he will play in IPL 2018, would have brought him joy, an Indian call-up still eludes him.
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His breakthrough came in last year's IPL where he showed incredible maturity and variations as he walked away with the Emerging Player of the Tournament award while playing for Gujarat Lions. The Kerala pacer showed that while he might be young, he is incredibly consistent and has all the necessary attributes to be one of the premier death bowlers.
Although he was part of the India A series and received a call-up to the T20I squad for the series against Sri Lanka, he didn't make his international debut. He was even one of the four bowlers who traveled to South Africa along with the Test team.
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