4 Unsold players in the IPL 2019 auction who might have changed the current team standings

As the IPL regular season has come to an end the franchises, especially those that did not make it to the playoffs would be thinking as to what they could have done differently and alternative buys were definitely something in their power. Shane Watson has had a terrible season for Chennai, Ashton Turner and Ben Stokes for Rajasthan, Colin Ingram for Delhi, David Miller for Punjab. The list just goes on and on. There are however international players who have had a great 2019 and could have performed much better. Let us take a look at players who weren't picked up in the auction but could have changed the face of this year's points table.

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#1 Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja

At the time of the IPL auction, it didn't seem necessary for any of the teams to pick up this Australian opener. He did not have any amazing stats from the past and paying one crore for this mediocre batsman was avoidable. At 32 years of age, he seems to be at the peak of his career and it is only now in hindsight that the Kolkata Knight Riders or the Rajasthan Royals would be able to grasp his true potential because, in the last two series for Australia, he has gone absolutely berserk.

He has played a vital role in Australia's victorious series against India with scores of 50, 38, 104, 91 & 100 and was awarded the Man of the Series apart from being the Man of the Match in the 5th ODI. In Australia's next series against Pakistan, his superb form continued as he had three half-centuries. If he were to be part of the IPL, he definitely could be the x-factor for whichever team he is in and make them a playoff contender and could have outshined David Warner to the Orange Cap.

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#2 Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn during his brief stint with RCB

The biggest pang of regret for the Royal Challengers Bangalore would be that they did not use this South-African asset earlier in the season as Dale Steyn had the ability to upgrade this team where pace bowling was a major issue. One of the most evergreen bowlers of the current era, Dale Steyn would be a valuable addition to any team no matter what the format is.

He picked up 4 wickets from the 2 games he played in before he got a shoulder injury which forced him out of the IPL with the 'World Cup' less than a month away. He has the ability to bowl with the new ball and pick up wickets at the death too. Surprisingly Steyn has been unsold for the past two years and after seeing his performance, he hopefully will not be left out the third year as well.

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#3 Adam Zampa

Adam Zampa

Another Aussie on our list, Zampa is a legspinner with a run-up and action much like Shane Warne's. Zampa is a relatively new name in the community even though he is 27 years old. He could have been a vital addition to a team like the Rajasthan Royals who haven't had much success in giving their fourth overseas spot to Ashton Turner.

2019 saw Zampa becoming a regular player for the Australian squad and he was included in the team for the 'World Cup' as well. In all his international T20's he has a good economy of 6.07 and has taken 23 wickets from the 22 games he played in. Given the closeness of this year's road to the playoffs, Zampa might have just been what the teams needed to push them up by a few points. Hopefully, the 'World Cup' performance will go in his favour too.

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#4 Shaun Marsh

Shaun Marsh after his century at the Adelaide Oval

Shaun Marsh, a usually explosive middle-order Australian batsman went unsold at the IPL auction as well. His experience and current form would be something that the teams would be looking for but he only found it a little too late.

During the time of the Auction, it wasn't a surprise that former KXIP batsman Shaun Marsh went unsold but he proved this decision by the teams to be a mistake by hitting a match-winning century at the Adelaide Oval less than a month after the auction on January 15, 2019. In 2019 Shaun Marsh has been a more or less regular in the Australian squad. He has also been included in the Australian 'World Cup' team and if he performs well at the big international event, there wouldn't be much reason for teams to pass on him next year.