IPL 2020: 3 players who could be surplus to Rajasthan Royals

Andrew Tye

In all likelihood, Andrew Tye could be a surplus for the Rajasthan Royals. They already have a balanced set of foreign players expected to play a pivotal role for them. The champions of the inaugural edition bagged his services for just INR 1 crore. However, he is expected to warm the benches for the majority of the tournament.

The Australian medium-pacer hogged the limelight in his debut IPL game for the Gujarat Lions in 2017 when he returned with exceptional figures of 5/17. He bagged 12 wickets in 6 matches and was bought by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the next season. He turned out to be their X factor in 2018 and won the purple cap with 24 wickets in 14 games. Tye had a woeful season in 2019 when he bagged just 3 wickets in 6 matches for KXIP and had to warm the benches for the majority of the season.

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A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.

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