TOM BANTON (KKR)

England’s Tom Banton has made quite a noise for his explosive batting abilities in the T20 format. He was the main attraction of the IPL 2020 auction but was picked by KKR for his base price of INR 1 crore, as his name came quite late in the auction.

He enhanced his reputation as a destructive keeper-batsman during the last BBL season where he played some eye-watering shots for the Brisbane Heat side. He recently made his international debut for England and has done enough for KKR to bring him into the playing XI to replace Chris Lynn.

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With an impressive strike rate of 158.94, including a high score of 100, Banton boasts an average of 31 in 32 T20s across his young career and is a bonafide star in making. He is also a good choice to keep wickets for KKR, though that job is safe with skipper Dinesh Karthik. But it will be with the bat, that Banton will be expected to make an impression.