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

#2 Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka finally have a bankable finisher in Asela Gunaratne

Even when Sri Lanka lost 5-0 to a fit and firing South African One Day unit in their backyard, they had a glimmer of hope in Asela Gunaratne, who scored a valiant hundred in the final ODI of the series. He carried the form to Australia where he won the Man of the Series in the 3 match T20 series.

Gunaratne is every bit a fighting batsman with a temperament as good as Angelo Matthews. With the skipper returning from injury, Gunaratne put in another superb performance in the warm-up game against Australia last week.

Matthews slammed 95 while Gunaratne hit 70 off 56 balls to take Lanka past 300, which looked largely unlikely at the half-way stage. While Sri Lanka go into the Champions Trophy as underdogs, a hidden gem like Gunaratne could surprise the opponents.