5 well-known overseas players who still haven’t played in the IPL

2. Josh Hazlewood

Josh Hazlewood has played in the T20 World Cup

Josh Hazlewood is known to be an accurate Test bowler. Time and again his bowling style is compared to Glenn McGrath and that’s because of his accuracy of persisting with a tight line. He hasn’t played much of T20 cricket but people tend to forget that he was a part of the Australian T20 team which played in the 2016 ICC World T20 in India. He hasn’t really done anything special in the shortest format but sometimes in the shortest format, accuracy can give you results.

Many times a bowler is guilty of overthinking and as a result, misses his length. In such a case, a bowler, who could execute what he wants, is more valuable. Hazlewood can play that role where he can bowl tight and frustrate the batsman until he makes a mistake. At some point in time, the batsman will have to go for the big shot and he might get his wicket. Hazlewood got picked by the Mumbai Indians in the 2014 auction but didn't play a single game that season. Since then he hasn't been picked again by any other franchise.