Naturally if you had told me that the most successful cricketer from our group was an Englishman in Australia I would have been overjoyed. Our boys had come good at last!?
The fact that Jos Buttler has been top of the tree whilst plying his trade for Sydney Thunder in the BBL has been somewhat galling. With a combined total of 102 runs with two catches from behind, he has been instrumental in both games for the franchise.
Is it a coincidence, one wonders, that the English wicket-keeper-batsman is back to his six hitting best just when the IPL auctions are on the horizon? Or is that just cynicism from me?
Participants from the BBL make up four of the top five most prolific Cricketers in the first week of 2018 due to the sheer amount of games played. The only player to rival them has been Kane Williamson whose 115 against Pakistan nearly fired him to the top position. The top three is completed by Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan.
No doubt when the Test players complete their games though - all is to play for.
Jos Buttler - 191
Kane Williamson - 184
Rashid Khan - 180
Aaron Finch - 174
Jofra Archer - 160
J.P. Duminy- 151
Simon Harmer - 112
Jeetan Patel - 32George Bailey - 11
Yet to complete a game
Hashim Amla
Ravi Ashwin
Quinton de Kock
AB De Villiers
Dean Elgar
Virat Kohli
Nathan Lyon
Mitchell Marsh
Shaun Marsh
Sunil Narine
Joe Root
Steve Smith
David Warner
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