ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 5 uncelebrated players who could rise for their respective nations

Modified May 31, 2017 17:56 IST

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 26 : Chris Lynn of Australia hits a six during the ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Kia Oval cricket ground on May 26, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) — Chris Lynn has been in rollicking form in T20 cricket

#4 Luke Ronchi (New Zealand)

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 04: Luke Ronchi of New Zealand bats during game five of the One Day International series between New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Park on March 4, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) — Ronchi is a dangerous batsman and could be a vital factor in New Zealand's success in the tournament

Two months ago, New Zealand were fiddling with Dean Brownlie and Tom Latham as their openers. But the former has been dropped and Latham is still recovering from a bout of poor scores which forced the selectors to try out Luke Ronchi as one of the openers in the warm-up games.

The aggressive Ronchi has previously opened at domestic level and like Martin Guptill, is a fiery batsman when on song. Even though Latham and Guptill are favourites to open against Australia, Ronchi at numbers 6 or 7 can be a vital batsman for the Kiwis.

His record 170 off 99 balls against Sri Lanka in Dunedin, the highest by any batsman at no.7 or lower, is testimony to his skills.