5 players who can be a surprise package in IPL 2020

5. Fabian Allen

Fabian Allen was touted as a very special player, not only for his batting and bowling exploits but also for his razor-sharp fielding efforts. He was part of the West Indies team in the Under-19 World Cup in 2014. In 3 innings Allen scored 126 runs at an average of 42 and strike rate of 97.

Allen had a successful outing in the Caribbean Premier League last year. The right-hander scored 218 runs in 11 innings at a monumental strike rate of 177. In the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka, batting in the lower order he scored 54 runs in two innings at a strike rate of 186.

Sunrisers Hyderabad bought the 24-year-old all-rounder at his base price of 50 Lakhs as a backup after losing Shakib Al Hasan to a ban. In the IPL 2016 final, Ben Cutting proved to be the game-changer for SRH- Fabian Allen with his very ‘West Indies-esque’ striking could do it for the Hyderabad team this season. He offers left-arm off-spin as a supplement to his hard-hitting ability.