IPL 2018: Retentions and RTMs that haven't worked for teams

Sarfaraz Khan (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Sarfaraz Khan was shockingly retained ahead of more established stars like KL Rahul, Chris Gayle and Yuzvendra Chahal. Though the decision had a financial factor attached to it and was thought to be a clever investment in a bright young talent, it is a move that has failed to pay off.

With the likes of De Kock, Kohli, De Villiers and Mandeep Singh in the batting line-up, it was highly likely that the youngster would be used as the finisher. He struggled for timing in the end overs of their opening fixture as he scored a scratchy 6 off 10 balls against the Knight Riders. He was dismissed for a golden duck in the second match against Kings XI Punjab.

He was dropped for their third match but was brought back in for the fourth match against Mumbai Indians. Chasing a massive score in excess of 210, he found his troubled stay cut short for just 5 runs off 6 balls.

His stays at the crease have also failed to inspire confidence that he is indeed the man for the job. He was replaced by Manan Vohra in the line-up for the fifth match and it looks a long way back for the young man now, as RCB will start looking for alternative options.