IPL 2019: One star player from each team who might not be retained next year

After a long sea-saw battle for a place in the playoffs of IPL 2019, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad made it to the final four.

One of the major reasons for the poor performance of teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders has been the below par performance of some high profile players. Big things were expected from these star players but unfortunately they have failed to live up to the expectations.

Even though the season isn't done yet, but the team think tanks of all the teams, even those teams that have qualified for the playoffs, will be taking a note of the dismal show of these non-performers. With a cut throat competition for places in the squad, players with below average performance might not be retained next year.

Here is one such player from each team who might not be retained next year.

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#8 Kings XI Punjab - Andrew Tye

Andrew Tye (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

Andrew Tye had a fabulous IPL 2018 where he finished as the leading wicket-taker of the season with 24 wickets. Tye was exceptional with his knuckle balls and batsmen found it difficult to score easy runs off his bowling. Unfortunately, his career graph has gone down since then.

Tye had already lost his place in the Australian team before the start of IPL 2019. And thus IPL was seen as an opportunity for the fast bowler to redeem himself and get back in his national side. But unfortunately, he has failed miserably this year. The 32-year-old has taken just 3 wickets in 6 matches and has given away runs at an economy of 10.59.

The Kings have a barrage of fast bowling options available and thus might release Tye next year.

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#7 Sunrisers Hyderabad - Yusuf Pathan

Yusuf Pathan (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

There was a time when Yusuf Pathan was one of the most feared batsmen in the IPL. The big hitting all-rounder from Vadodara has played some mind blowing innings in the IPL. He was instrumental for KKR in the team's two IPL titles. However, with age Yusuf has lost the ability to hit the ball big consistently.

After being released by KKR last year, Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Yusuf at the auction to bolster it's weak middle and lower middle order. After having a poor start to the season in IPL 2018, Yusuf made it up by playing some crucial innings in the second half of the tournament. He scored 260 runs in 2018 at a decent average of 28.88.

However, his performance this year has been pretty poor. The 36-year-old has scored just 40 runs in 10 matches. One of the biggest worry this year has been his low strike rate of 88.88. It will be interesting to see if Sunrisers persist with Yusuf next year or look for a younger player.

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#6 Delhi Capitals - Sandeep Lamichhane

Sandeep Lamichhane (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

This has been a memorable IPL season for Delhi Capitals. The Delhi franchise has qualified for the playoffs after 7 years. It has been a complete team performance with every player chipping in with valuable contributions. While it will be unfair to call it a below par performance, but better things were expected of the leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane.

Lamichhane was introduced late in the playing XI last season but he impressed in the few matches he played for the franchise. The Nepal spinner was expected to continue the good work this season too, but unfortunately his performance hasn't been upto the mark.

Even though he has picked up 8 wickets in 6 matches, Lamichhane has leaked runs at a poor economy of 9.13. Interestingly, he has played most of his matches in Delhi where the pitch is conducive to spin bowling.

The Capitals might look to rope in a more experienced spin bowler next season.

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#5 Royal Challengers Bangalore - Umesh Yadav

Umesh crumbled under pressure (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

One of the biggest reasons for Royal Challengers Bangalore's dismal show in IPL 2019 has been the poor performance of it's bowlers. Even though conditions at Chinnaswamy aren't the best for bowling, a much better effort was expected from the RCB bowlers. Umesh Yadav was the most experienced bowler in the RCB bowling line-up.

Yadav was phenomenal last year picking up 20 wickets in the season and Kohli was banking on him to repeat it this year too. However, it turned out to be a season to forget for Yadav. He erred in line and length more than once and lacked discipline. Kohli and RCB management showed full confidence in Yadav's abilities and persisted with him in 11 matches.

Yadav took 8 wickets in those 11 matches while giving away runs at an economy of 9.80. RCB has been brutal when it comes to releasing non-performers and Umesh Yadav might soon realise it.

#4 Mumbai Indians - Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

Mumbai Indians won a lot of hearts when they bought Yuvraj Singh at the dying moments of the auction. Yuvraj is obviously way past his best and the decision to get him was seen more as a ploy to increase the already strong fan base. And Yuvraj was included in the playing XI right away.

The southpaw did struggle initially but slowly got into the groove as he was seen hitting some vintage Yuvraj shots. He scored a fifty too. But, he was dropped from the playing XI to accommodate the young batting star Ishan Kishan.

The fans are still demanding Yuvraj's inclusion in the playing XI but with the playoffs nearby, it is improbable that the Mumbai Indians will tinker with their batting line-up. There is no point having a star player like Yuvraj in the side and not playing him. Thus, this might have been the last of Yuvraj Singh in the IPL.

#3 Kolkata Knight Riders - Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

Robin Uthappa is Kolkata Knight Riders' second highest run scorer after Gautam Gambhir. The Karnataka batsman has played in the top order and has provided some strong starts to his team. Despite his outstanding record for KKR, Uthappa was dropped from the playing XI for a couple of matches this year. And the reason for this exclusion is Uthappa's ability to get going in the middle phase of the innings.

The young guns like Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill do not get more time at the crease as Uthappa eats up too many balls early in the innings. His slow innings of 9 off 20 runs when the asking rate was over 12 against Royal Challengers Bangalore, was heavily critised by fans and cricket pundits.

Even though Uthappa's performance won't be rated as poor, but KKR might drop him to give more chances to other batsmen.

#2 Chennai Super Kings - Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

The defending champions, Chennai Super Kings, have once again made it to the playoffs. While the bowling has come good for the Superkings, the batting has been a cause of concern. A couple of players in the side haven't been able to get going this season. One of those players is Kedar Jadhav. Jadhav missed the entire season last year after suffering from a hamstring injury.

The all-rounder had a couple of series playing for India coming into the IPL. He has been given a chance to play in the top 5 in most of the matches. But he has failed to do justice to the faith put in him by CSK. In 14 matches so far, Jadhav has scored 162 runs at an average of 20.25.

The worrying factor is his below par strike-rate of 96.42. Dhoni hasn't used him at all with the ball. Even though CSK does not believe in changing things too much, Jadhav would know that he should have done better.

#1 Rajasthan Royals - Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

International players in the IPL teams have a huge responsibility on their shoulders. They are expected to deliver in crunch situations and win matches for their teams single-handedly. Rajasthan Royals is one side that was over dependent on it's international players. Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith and Jofra Archer were expected to play a huge role in their team's IPL campaign.

tokes was a major disappointment for the Royals second year running. After having an ordinary season last year, Stokes failed once again. The most valuable player of IPL 2017, Stokes scored just 123 runs in 9 matches at an average of 20.50. His performance with the ball was even worse as he took just 6 wickets while giving away runs at an economy of above 11 runs per over.

Stokes is being paid a big fat paycheck by the Royals and such poor returns might lead to his exclusion from the side next year.