Asia Cup 2018: Top 5 bowlers to watch out for

The Asia Cup 2018 is scheduled between 15 - 28 September 2018. It will be a tournament involving six teams out of which five teams are full members and the winner of the Asia Cup qualifiers will be the sixth team.

The six teams are divided into two groups: Group A and Group B. Group A consists of India, Pakistan and the winner of the qualifiers, while Group B includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The tournament is organized in the United Arab Emirates.

Here’s a look at the top five bowlers to watch out for in the tournament.

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#1 Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav is a rare talent. He is one of the best chinaman bowlers from India. He is the 3rd Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in ODI. He registered the best bowling figures of 6/25 by a spinner in an ODI match in England.

He also registered the best bowling figures of 5/24 by a left-arm chinaman bowler in a T20I match. He is the only Indian chinaman bowler to take four wickets on a Test debut.

#2 Mashrafe Bin Mortaza

'Narail Express' aka Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers from Bangladesh. He will be leading Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in ODIs with 247 wickets.

His talent with both bat and ball can be a threat for the opponents. He registered the joint best bowling figures of 6/26 by a Bangladeshi bowler in an ODI match. He was the highest wicket-taker in the ODI Series against Windies.

#3 Hasan Ali

Currently No. 3 ODI bowler, Hasan Ali is a death over specialist. He has been Pakistan's lead bowler in the limited-overs formats.

He became the fastest Pakistani bowler to take 50 wickets in ODIs. He was the joint highest wicket-taker in any Champions Trophy tournament with 13 wickets in 2017 edition of the competition.

#4 Akila Dananjaya

Hailing from Panadura, Akila Dananjaya is one of Sri Lanka's premier off-break bowler. The opponents struggle to pick up his spin.

He registered his career-best figures of 6/29 against South Africa. He was the highest wicket-taker in the ODI Series against South Africa.

#5 Rashid Khan

Currently No. 2 ODI bowler, Rashid Khan is one of the greatest leg-spinners Afghanistan has ever produced. He can also contribute to the team with the bat. He can take crucial wickets and defend the score for his team.

Rashid holds the record for minimum innings taken to reach 100 ODI wickets mark. He reached the landmark in his 44th ODI innings in the World Cup Qualifiers Final against Windies.

He registered the best bowling figures of 7/18 by an Afghani bowler in an ODI match. He was the highest wicket-taker for Afghanistan in the ODI Series against Ireland.