IPL 2020: 3 players KKR might release ahead of the auction

#1 Rinku Singh

Rinku Singh failed to prove his worth in IPL 2019 (Image Courtesy - IPLT20/BCCI)

Matches - 5, Runs - 37, Strike Rate - 108.82

The Kolkata-based franchise signed the 21-year-old Indian batsman Rinku Singh during the IPL 2018 auction following his excellent domestic record. Despite having the base price of 20 lakhs, the KKR side bought Rinku Singh for a whopping amount of 80 lakhs as a lot of teams wanted to have him in their squad. Rinku has played tw seasons for KKR so far but still has not justified the price at which the franchise bought him.

The left-handed batsman scored mere 29 runs in IPL 2018 during the four matches which he played. His highest score was 16 runs, and he even had a below-par strike-rate of 93.54. Despite his poor show, the KKR think-tank retained him for IPL 2019.

But, Singh once again disappointed them as he could aggregate 37 runs in five matches. Kolkata Knight Riders have got a bunch of talented middle-order batsmen like Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana and Dinesh Karthik so, they do not need another batsman in the match squad.

Jimmy Neesham.

The Knight Riders should opt to include a batting all-rounder like Corey Anderson, James Neesham or even Manoj Tiwary in the team by releasing Rinku as they can provide more value to the team.

Manoj Tiwary.