IPL 2019: Key death bowlers for each team

#6 Andre Russell - Kolkata Knight Riders

Russell has opened the bowling for KKR quite regularly

Maybe this name would have appeared as a surprise to many, but that is the truth for Kolkata Knight Riders in their present bowling lineup, which is left shallow after the release of Mitchell Johnson, the ever-absent Mitchell Starc, and what might be considered as a blunder, Tom Curran.

Andre Russell has the pace to back him and seems quite capable of taking up the responsibility of bowling at the back-end of the innings - the role that he performs with the bat too.

Even after the addition of Harry Gurney, Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson, the onus will be on the 30-year-old as he'll be a vital cog in the playing XI most of the times. KKR can't bank on the inexperienced Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna or Kamlesh Nagarkoti too much either.

---

#5 Nathan Coulter-Nile - Royal Challengers Bangalore

Coulter-Nile is set to return to the Indian T20 league

The 31-year-old quick was one of the seamers in the KKR squad that bowled out Royal Challengers Bangalore for a meagre 49 in 2017. Nathan Coulter-Nile has more than a decent record in IPL, picking 36 wickets from 26 games in his career.

Though Coulter-Nile joined RCB ahead of 2018 season, he was unfortunate to miss it out entirely due to injury and was replaced by Corey Anderson in their squad.

Having slender Indian contribution to fast bowling and the inconsistent Tim Southee, RCB will put the onus of restricting the flow of runs at the death on the big Australian.