IPL 2019: 5 batsmen from the ICC Top 10 T20I Rankings who aren't playing this year

#4 Hazratullah Zazai

Hazratullah Zazai shows a lot of potentials even at a young age and from a seemingly new international cricket team. Players like him make the Afghanistan team look promising. As of this writing, Zazai holds the sixth spot in the ICC T20I Rankings for batsmen.

So far, Zazai has scored 378 runs in 6 T20I matches with an average of 75.6 and a strike rate of 192.86. Yes, he is a little inexperienced but his stats clearly show that he can turn into a force with more opportunities.

A phenomenal performance by talented World Record #T20 🏏Breaker @zazai_3 (future @henrygayle 💪🏼) & his partnership with #UsmanGhani. First rate 🥇batting & brilliant team work #BlueTigers. Congratulation Afghanistan 🇦🇫 for the victory over @irelandcricket. #AFGvIRE pic.twitter.com/6ou2ejOZZ8

— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) February 23, 2019

Hazratullah Zazai was also remarkable during the Afghanistan Premier League 2018. He was the top run scorer for Kabul Zwanan with 322 runs in 10 matches. He even created history during one of the matches with six sixes in an over.

However, IPL teams for some unknown reasons chose to bypass this youngster quietly. As a result, he found no buyers in the auctions despite his base price being just ₹50.0 lakhs. It was really surprising that they overlooked such a talented player.

Maybe the IPL teams will change their mind next year as Zazai would be a bit more experienced.