IPL 2020: 4 players from CPL 2019 that IPL teams should target in the auction

#1 Rahkeem Cornwall

Rahkeem Cornwall

On 19 March 2007, Bermuda player Dwayne Leverock took one of the best catches in World Cup history to dismiss Robin Uthappa. Weighing 280 pounds then, Leverock became a sensation.

12 years later, a 26-year-old West Indies cricketer Rahkeem Cornwall, who weighs over 300 pounds, became the heaviest international cricketer ever when he made his debut against India.

In the days and age of the Yo-Yo test, where fitness is as important a factor to be selected into a team as any, Cornwall has reminded his peers that there’s more to him as a cricketer with his consistent performances with both bat and ball.

Playing first-class cricket since 2014, Cornwall took 54 wickets in only nine matches at an impressive average of 17.68 for an orthodox off-break. Against India A last month, Cornwall took nine wickets in six games.

Cornwall’s hitting ability in CPL 2019 for St. Lucia Zouks has helped him reach 11th position in the top-run getters' list, with 254 runs in 10 games - ahead of Chris Gayle by just one run. What might work in Cornwall's favor in this IPL auction is the strike-rate at which he goes about belting the bowlers out of the park.

Cornwall's astounding strike-rate of 190.97 has caught everyone’s eye. He stands rooted to his crease and follows the Virender Sehwag brand of stand and deliver, regardless of the bowler's experience and stature.