danger man

British

noun

a person, esp a member of a sports team, who is likely to inflict damage on opponents

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He bowled Harry Brook and Ben Stokes before tempting Zak Crawley down the wicket to be stumped by Alex Carey for 85, with Cummins accounting for danger man Joe Root on 39.

From Barron's

Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic will be a danger man, along with former Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic, now at AEK Athens.

From BBC

When the Sweden striker leads the line for Sporting against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, he will be the danger man.

From BBC

Danger man Colin Ingram holed out at long-on off George Thomas for 11 as Glamorgan stuttered to 71-4 at halfway.

From BBC

As for Switzerland, the danger man is Breel Embolo, who scored twice in the group stage and four times in his last five games for his country.

From Washington Times

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