#2 Sheldon Cottrell

The first player from the Caribbean to feature on this list is left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell. The West Indian pacer had impressed a lot during the 2019 World Cup and also, his performances in CPL 2019 have been great. Playing for the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Cottrell scalped 12 wickets in just 8 games to take his team to the playoffs. Despite bowling in the power play overs, his economy rate was under 8 runs an over which shows how brilliantly he bowled.
In the last season of IPL, the pace bowlers had let the Royal Challengers Bangalore down. The likes of Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Mohammed Siraj and Marcus Stoinis conceded runs at a frightening rate.
If RCB sign Cottrell in the auction, they can form a terrific bowling combination of Navdeep Saini and the West Indian. Also, they can include either Yadav or Siraj as the third seamer and use them in the middle overs.
Besides, this will also give them a right-hand/left-hand bowling combination in the power play overs. Thus, it will be a win-win situation for RCB if they snap up Sheldon Cottrell in the auction.
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