IPL 2018: 5 players who can replace Mitchell Santner in the CSK squad

#4 Thisara Perera

Thisara Perera is a match winner with the bat

Thisara Perera has been around for a long time, but he still hasn’t achieved the consistency a player is supposed to achieve with experience. However, there is no denying that he brings enormous value to a T20 side with his skills. If he fires, he is one of those players who can win games on his own.

As he is a subcontinent player, his hitting abilities against spin are a tad better in comparison to the other all-rounders. He can come down the track and can go down the ground, which is the advisable way to play spinners on slow surfaces. He can handle himself against pace too and when on song, there are very few bowlers in the world who can stop him.

Bowling wise, Perera can go for runs at times, but in the past few months, he has done a fair enough job in the death for Sri Lanka. He has a slightly round-armish sort of full delivery, which he has got good control over and that’s one of his go-to deliveries to keep the batsmen at bay.