Five Indian players who will benefit from playing in foreign T20 leagues

#4 Barinder Sran

The left-arm seamer will enhance his game by playing regularly on foreign pitches

Left-arm fast bowlers are an asset for any side with the variety that they can offer. Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult and Wahab Riaz are key players for their respective national teams. While the current Indian setup has seen the emergence of many good right-arm pacers, their left-arm counterparts are far fewer.

The only left-arm pacer who is currently in the scheme of things is the soon-to-be 38-year-old Ashish Nehra, whose participation is mostly restricted to the shortest version of the game.

One left-armer who is on the radar of the Indian selectors, though, is 24-year-old Barinder Sran. The bowler was a part of the IPL-winning Sunrisers Hyderabad team last year and has represented India in a handful of matches so far.

Currently finding himself placed lower on the national selectors’ preference lists for pace options, there could be merit in allowing Sran to get some experience in foreign leagues. The opportunity to play on foreign wickets (which are conducive to swing and seam bowling) and learn from international stars (in addition to the IPL stint) may help Sran develop into a more potent bowler and could offer a new dimension to Virat Kohli’s bowling attack.