IPL 2019: 4 overseas players who should have been released by their teams

#4 Royal Challengers Bangalore- Tim Southee

Tim Southee was expected to be the solution to RCB's death bowling woes but the Kiwi didn't shine. He picked up only 5 wickets from 8 games and was expensive with an economy rate of 9.00. He had a very poor average of 52.20 and didn't really excel with the new ball either.

He played for the Mumbai Indians before but failed to make much of an impact there. RCB have not been good with their selection policies and Southee's retention was not needed for the side.

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