IPL 2020 auction: 5 top buys from 2019 who might be released by their franchises

#2 Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma

Medium pacer Mohit Sharma was the surprise star of India’s 2015 World Cup campaign. However, injuries and poor form have stifled his international career since.

In the IPL, Sharma made his debut in 2013. He rose to prominence in 2014 when he won the Purple Cap while representing MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings.

In 2016, Kings XI Punjab signed him for Rs 6.5 crore. Sharma was part of the Punjab side for the next two seasons before returning to CSK in 2019, purchased for Rs 5 crore.

He played in only one game though, and claimed one wicket while giving away 27 runs. Sharma had a poor 2018 as well, picking only seven wickets in nine matches.

#1 Jaydev Unadkat

Jaydev Unadkat

Jaydev Unadkat’s case is a highly curious one. After impressing with 24 wickets from 12 games representing Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017, the left-arm quick was picked by Rajasthan Royals for a mammoth Rs 11.5 crore in 2018.

The pressure of expectations was probably too much to handle for the Saurashtra player as he managed 11 wickets from 15 games at an economy rate of 9.65. Not surprisingly, the Royals released him, but had second thoughts and purchased him again, this time for a slightly lower but still significant Rs 8.4 crore.

Unadkat, however, did not fare any better. He claimed 10 wickets in 11 matches, but at a shocking economy rate of 10.66, and an average of close to 40. As his figures suggest, he was taken apart more than once.