T20 Blast 2025: Top 12 Players to Watch This Season Who Play Hard and Fearless

By Aniket Kuila Category: Cricket

12. Who are the leaders in the Nottinghamshire dressing room?

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11. Which New Zealand run machine shores up Birmingham Bears' batting?

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10. Who has been the regular run scorer for Middlesex?

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9. Who brings swing to Nottinghamshire's attack?

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8. A New Zealand all-rounder who can change a game for Durham?

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7. Whose position is Middlesex's batting anchored by?

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6. Who's the key for Sussex among the left-arm pacers?

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5. Who bolsters Lancashire's spin contingent?

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4. Which Australian all-rounder boosts Nottinghamshire?

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3. Who is the teenage Hampshire batting prodigy?

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2. Who is the key pacer from Pakistan who plays for Nottinghamshire?

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1. Who is a key player for Yorkshire in the T20 Blast 2025?

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