After going through yet another roller-coaster ride in the Indian Premier League, the players are all set to get back to international cricket with the Champions Trophy.
Apart from putting on their country’s colours, they will have to quickly change their game to suit the 50-over format.
The Champions Trophy kicks off with England taking on Bangladesh at the Oval, London on 1 June.
Before this year’s edition, here’s a look at the five players who will possibly take part in their last Champions Trophy this year.
1. Yuvraj Singh
The Champions Trophy has been an integral part of Yuvraj Singh’s career. He made his ODI debut in the ICC Knock Out tournament (Champions Trophy’s earlier name) against Kenya in 2000.
He is the only player remaining in the current ODI side from India’s ICC Knock Out squad in 2000.
Over 16 years later, all eyes are still on Yuvraj to provide impetus in the middle order.
The 35-year-old showed glimpses of form (252 runs in 12 matches) in the IPL, but he will have to be more consistent in the Champions Trophy.
2. MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni has played three Champions Trophy tournaments since his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004.
The wicketkeeper-batsman has led India in two Champions Trophy tournaments (2009 and 2013). He is also the only captain in the world to win the World Cup, World T20 and the Champions Trophy.
Although the 35-year-old played a wonderful innings of 40 off 26 balls against Mumbai Indians in qualifier 1 of the IPL, he failed to finish many other matches.
Coming into his tournament, his experience will be vital, but he will have to find a way to carry out the big hits in the death overs.
3. AB de Villiers
The star South Africa batsman, who will lead his country in this year’s Champions Trophy, has also played three editions in his career so far.
South Africa were the first team to win the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998, but they have not won the tournament since its name changed.
The 33-year-old scored a meagre 216 runs in the IPL. He will be hoping to find his touch right from word go in this year’s Champions Trophy.
De Villiers, who led his country to the semi-final of the 2013 Champions Trophy, will be hoping to get his hands on the title this year.
4. Mohammad Hafeez
Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez may not be a big name in international cricket, but he has been playing international cricket since his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2003.
He has played two Champions Trophy tournaments (2006 and 2013) in his career so far.
With Pakistan getting into this year’s tournament as the eighth-ranked team, the side will be banking on Hafeez’s experience to take them through.
The 36-year-old, who has moved to the number four position in the batting order, was the top-scorer (201 runs) in the ODI series against West Indies in April.
5. Lasith Malinga
Lasith Malinga made his ODI debut against United Arab Emirates in July 2004 and has taken 291 wickets in 191 ODIs.
But in the nearly 13-year career, Malinga has gone from a young bowler to the leader of Sri Lanka’s attack to dealing with many injuries.
The 33-year-old will be making a comeback to the ODI team in this year’s Champions Trophy. Malinga has not been able to play an ODI since November 2015 due to a knee injury.
He played the warm-up match against Australia on Friday, wherein the pacer recorded decent figures of 1/32 (8 overs).
The Sri Lankan bowler, who didn’t have a great IPL (11 wickets), will be certainly raring to get back to his best.
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