IPL 2020: 5 players who could be released and bought back by their teams

#3 Sam Curran

Sam Curran struggled to live up to his hefty price tag.

Sam Curran is one of the emerging stars in the cricketing world and burst onto the scene in the Test series against India last year. He was sensational with both bat and ball and was England's best player. On the basis of those performances, he started a bidding war at the auction and was sold for ₹7.2 crore.

It seemed like a poor decision to select a player for such an amount based on his test match performances. He picked up 10 wickets in 9 games at a strike rate of 19.8, but it was his economy rate of 9.78 that was concerning. He managed to pick up wickets at crucial junctures of the game and picked up a hat-trick as well.

Curran was a touch expensive at the death and wasn't given much of a chance to bowl with the new ball, something that he is good at. His value could drop by ₹2-2.5 crore and KXIP could take advantage of that and utilise that money for a couple of talented domestic players instead.