IPL 2019: 3 underrated players who can help SRH win the trophy

Billy Stanlake

Billy Stanlake

SRH, who are renowned as a bowling team, have two of the world’s best limited-overs bowlers in Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan. They also boast of some fine domestic talents in the bowling department in the form of T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed amongst others. But it could be the lean, tall, sturdy and robust Queensland pacer Billy Stanlake, who could trouble the batsmen the most.

The 6ft 8in bowls in mid the 140s and gains steep bounce from any wicket. He could particularly be deployed against the uncapped Indian batsmen, who are not accustomed to facing much pace and bounce in domestic cricket.

Though he can be a tad expensive, Stanlake has the tendency to pick up wickets. In the17 T20s he has played for Australia, Stanlake has 25 wickets. His best returns - 8/4 - came against Pakistan where he ripped through Pakistan's top-order in a hostile spell.