IPL 2018: 5 overseas players who can be dark horses in the tournament

#2 Cameron Delport

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Leicestershire Foxes - NatWest T20 Blast — He can turn into the all-rounder KKR will rely on

Cameron Delport is a left-handed South African batsman and is all set to play for the Kolkata Knight Riders this season. He was sold to the franchise for a price Rs 30 lakh, which was an absolute steal for someone of his calibre.

He has played in various cricketing leagues across the world and now has a solid resume to his name in T20 cricket.

In the 139 T20s he has played, Delport has scored 3224 runs at an average of 26.42 and a strike-rate of 138.54.

He is also a medium-pace bowler who has scalped 48 T20 wickets with an economy rate of 7.59. He is the kind of player who helps maintain the balance of a cricket side.

He played a wonderful innings of 109 runs at 59 balls in the Natwest T20 Blast last year, which powered Leicestershire to the quarterfinal of the tournament.

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Cricket was always like a religion for me since my childhood. It first caught my attention in the Kolkata test vs Australia and when South Africa chased down 434 against Australia, my fascination for the game has reached new heights.
My current drug is league cricket especially IPL and CPL. I loved when these formats proved every critics wrong.
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