IPL 2019: Opinion - One benched player from each team who should be in the playing XI

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Sam Billings should get an opportunity
Sam Billings should get an opportunity

#6 Sunrisers Hyderabad - Billy Stanlake

Billy Stanlake did a good job for SRH last season.
Billy Stanlake did a good job for SRH last season.

Sunrisers Hyderabad find themselves in the middle of the points table with 3 wins from 7 games as their bowling attack hasn't fired this season. Their pace bowlers haven't generated the expected wickets and Rashid Khan has been dealt with by opposition batsmen. SRH have a great opening pair which is their X-Factor in batting and they need to bring in Aussie quickie Billy Stanlake to give them an X-Factor with the ball.

Stanlake brings immense pace and bounce whenever he loads up to bowl and really impressed last season. The duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Siddharth Kaul have failed to pick up wickets and barring Sandeep Sharma, none of their pacers have been a threat to batsmen. Stanlake deserves to play and can impress if given the nod.


#5 Kings XI Punjab - Prabhsimran Singh

Prabhsimran Singh should be making his KXIP debut
Prabhsimran Singh should be making his KXIP debut

Young keeper-batsman Prabhsimran Singh made headlines when he fetched ₹4.8 Crore at the auction but he is yet to feature for KXIP and needs to do so as soon as possible. KXIP's middle order has been stable but hasn't been scoring runs at the required pace and this has hampered them on many occasions so far.

Prabhsimran is a powerful player and has been rated very high and he needs to be played in order for the side to evaluate all their options. He has a tremendous U-19 and domestic record and has the potential to become a future superstar.

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Edited by Zaid Khan