IPL 2019: One player each franchise should not have released or traded

#6 Rajasthan Royals: Heinrich Klaasen

Klaasen replaced Smith in the Royals' squad last season

Heinrich Klaasen came to prominence during India's 2017/18 tour of South Africa. He played well against the Indian spinners and was their standout performer in the limited-overs series.

Though he went unsold in the IPL 2018 auction, Royals signed him as a replacement for Steve Smith. He is a regular in the current South African limited-overs set up and Royals could have retained him for the 2019 season.

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#5 Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan (traded)

Dhawan in action for SRH

One of the most prolific limited-overs batsman in world cricket at the moment, Dhawan has been in sublime form for India for the past few years. He has scored a truckload runs in international cricket and also in IPL.

In 143 IPL games, Dhawan has scored 4058 runs at an average of 33.26 and a strike rate of 124. He has been phenomenal for Sunrisers Hyderabad for quite some time and one of the standout performers in IPL.