IPL 2016: 5 reasons why Rising Pune Supergiants have failed this season

Perera (L) failed to impress with the bat despite being known as a power-hitter

#3 – Lack of power-hitters

During the auction, it surprised everyone that Pune did not try to get any of the talented all-rounders available. When they went for Smith, du Plessis, and Rahane it bemused many cricket fans as to why the franchise was going for players with similar styles.

Pietersen was probably the only batsman who could have carried out some power hitting. However, with age, the Englishman has lost the ability that he had early on in his career. Some might argue that Thisara Perera is a player who can take the game away from the opposition. But, with a lack of consistency about the Sri Lankan's batting, not much of trust can be placed on him to deliver consistently.