Shaheen Afridi and Lockie Ferguson lead five bowlers who can spell doom for batters at T20 World Cup

The famous punch line “Pace is Pace Yaar” was born after Wahab's over and its loose English translation would mean real pace is the real deal. As we move towards the main round of T20 World Cup at the business end of the Australian winter, pace will rule the roost; although on slightly slower tracks, fuller lengths will be equally important. While spinners are expected to play a key role on the Australian tracks despite the soggy weather, those with scary pace will provide an x-factor as there would still be enough bounce. The PTI looks at five bowlers, who have the ability to make a difference for their respective teams. With no Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian line-up, the ‘Men In Blue' are missing a trick.

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One understands that Dravid, with an academic bent of mind, loves to deal with data and looks to infer from those while Rohit’s chilled-out approach gives a lot of confidence to the new players who are looking to find a footing.

And despite Mohammed Shami' brilliance in the warm-up game against Australia on the other day in Brisbane, the bowling unit doesn't inspire much confidence. Hence in the list, there are no Indian bowlers although their ability is unquestionable and on their day, they could certainly get the best out. Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)He is the ‘Crown Prince' of world cricket's speed merchants. He is coming back from a serious knee injury but the manner in which he got Afghanistan's flashy opener Rahmanullah Gurbaaz leg before showed that he has picked up from where he left before his injury. There was literally no rustiness as the yorker landed flush on the left toe of Gurbaz, who couldn't even bring his bat down.

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