IPL 2016: Five debutants to look out for

Mustafizur Rahman

All of 20, Mustafizur has tasted success and stardom pretty early in his career. Hailing from the Satkhira district in Bangladesh, Mustafizur debuted for the national side last year.

He became the second bowler after Brian Vitori to take a five-wicket haul on debut, when he bamboozled the Indian batsmen on his way to 50-5 in his first ODI at Dhaka last year.

Known for his clever variations, especially the off-cutter which he bowls at an unsettlingly slow pace, Mustafizur has been one of the stars of Bangladesh's rise in international cricket in the past one year. In the three World T20 matches that he played, he picked up nine wickets, with a best of 5/22 versus New Zealand.

He was amply rewarded with a contract for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, after the franchise let go of Dale Steyn and Ishant Sharma from their squad. He impressed everyone on his IPL debut, finishing with impressive figures of 4-0-26-2, at a time when the opposition scored 227 in 20 overs.

With Ashish Nehra sidelined with injury for at least two matches, the young Mustafizur will get a greater role in the team's bowling attack.