Sean Abbott:
Another department that was a big reason behind the team’s poor performance last season was a weak bowling department. With the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin and Adam Zampa in their ranks, RPS was heavily loaded with world-class spinners but they lacked a quality fast-bowler who could have given them early breakthroughs apart from stopping the opposition batsmen from scoring heavily in the slog overs. RPS have retained Ashok Dinda and Ishwar Pandey for the upcoming season but they surely need a proven player who can put an end to their bowling woes. And one name they can consider is Australia’s fast-bowler Sean Abbott.
The 24-year-old was in brilliant form in this year’s Big Bash League, finishing the tournament as its highest wicket-taker with 20 scalps from 10 outings including a five-wicket haul. He has the ability to bowl well with the new ball as well as the old one and RPS can seriously consider him if they want to buy a fast-bowler.
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