IPL 2019 Auction: Five West Indians who can spark a bidding war

#4 Oshane Thomas

Oshane Thomas

West Indies and a fast bowler is a love story that mesmerizes every cricket lover. Watching a tear way fast bowler from the Caribbean is a throwback to the golden days of cricket. The newest sensation is the 21-year old Jamaican fast bowler Oshane Thomas.

Thomas impressed everyone by crossing the 150 kmph barrier in the CPL 2017. In the 2018 season, he was improved and deadly. His searing yorker that destroyed Shai Hope’s stumps is still doing rounds on the social media. Thomas troubled the likes of Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, David Warner and Martin Guptill in the CPL and made a formidable impression.

However, the clincher for Thomas in this year’s IPL auction will be the first-hand experience that the Indian batsmen received. In the recent tour of Windies, Thomas bowled with lethal pace and kept the Indian trio of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli on their toes. A bowler who can bowl in excess speed is a great asset for any T20 side in the world, Oshane Thomas will definitely be on every franchise’s list.