Top 5 key players to watch out from Associate nation in T20 World Cup 2024

After the end of the Indian Premier League, the cricketing world will witness more T20 action. The venue is West Indies and the United States of America as the 2024 T20 World Cup is set to be played from the 1st of June. 

India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and holders England will be in focus for the most coveted international T20 title. For the first time, the tournament is set to be played with 20 teams included. 

Teams like the United States of America, Uganda, Papua New Guinea and Nepal will rub their shoulders with some of the leading cricketing nations. It will be a great a chance for few of the players to not only experience cricket at the highest level but also showcase their skills. 

Here are the top five players from the Associate Nations to watch out for during T20 World Cup 2024 

5. Aqib Ilyas – Oman 

Oman cricket has picked up in the last few years and has been one of the best-rising sides in the world. One of the biggest players to watch from the Oman side is none other than Aqib Ilyas who is a very dangerous batter for the Oman team. Aqib Ilyas who was born in Pakistan has already played 43 T20 games for Oman and scored 1131 runs with a best of 90 which is one of 9 T20 half-centuries he has scored. 

4. Kashyap Prajapati – Oman 

One of the most well-known players from Oman is their 28-year-old opening batter Kashyap Prajapati. The man from Gujarat has been one leading scorers for Oman with 812 runs from 41 matches so far. Prajapati is a sturdy batter with the ability to drop the anchor and play a long innings. Oman who are in the same group as Australia and England will see Kashyap Prajapati be a batter to watch out for from the associate nation from T20 World Cup 2024 tournament starting in June. 

3. Monank Patel – USA 

The United States of America is playing their first-ever ICC T20 World Cup tournament. The co-hosts will want to show their cricketing prowess and will bank on skipper Monank Patel to lead the charge. The 31-year-old has been in good form with the bat during the recent series against Canada. In the 22 matches that Patel has played, he has scored 387 runs with 2 half-centuries and has a strike rate of 133. Monank Patel apart from being a brilliant batter and the captain of the USA, is also the man who is donning the gloves and is a very capable wicketkeeper

2. Dipendra Singh Airee – Nepal 

The player who is set to be one of the most watched players from the Associate nation during the 2024 T20 World Cup comes from Nepal. Dipendra Singh Airee is already the holder of the fastest fifty in this format of the game. The 24-year-old is a big-hitting batter and has played 61 games with 1540 runs with one century and nine half-centuries. His strike rate is just below 150 making him one of the most dangerous batters in the tournament. 

1. Corey Anderson – USA 

Former New Zealand star Corey Anderson sent the cricketing world into shockwaves when he decided to leave the Kiwis and shift base to the USA. The 33-year-old left-handed batter had already created a reputation for himself with his big-hitting skills and left-arm seam bowling. Corey Anderson will be the biggest name to watch out for during the 2024 T20 World Cup as he is no stranger to showing his wares on the biggest stage