JULY 12, 2019 CRICKET TODAY 23
KAGISO RABADA (SA)
A lot was expected out of Rabada who
bowled like a champ in IPL 12. He was
way off his mark and the wicket column
tells you the story (8). Unlike other pac-
ers, who stood up and produced the
goods, Rabada’s inability to pick up
wickets hurt South Africa badly and they
were never in the tourney.
MARTIN GUPTILL (NZ)
Guptill may have livened up CWC 19
with his fielding skills and catching, but
with the bat he has been a dud. He hard-
ly offers anything and is a man out of
form at the top for Kiwis, who have
struggled badly with their batting. A
senior player like Guptill has managed
just 166 runs so far. This is poor return.RASHID KHAN (AFG)
A lot was expected from the best spin-
ner in the world, but Rashid was way
off his standards. He conceded runs
aplenty and was easily negotiated by
the batsmen. Just seven wickets shows
how far he was then the rest of the
bowlers in the tournament. Rashid was
too predictable and bowled in bad
areas.CHRIS GAYLE (WI)
The Universe Boss was
expected to live up the cam-
paign with his effortless hitting
and long range sixes. He was in
supreme form coming into the
tournament. But Gayle strug-
gled in CWC 19. Gayle man-
aged just 242 runs from eight
innings. Windies would have
liked him to set the platform
more than what he offered.