IPL 2020: One player from each team who might not get a single game 

Excitement among the fans is increasing with each passing day as the IPL nears. The tournament features some of the biggest names in world cricket. The franchises try to beef up their squad with star players in order to give themselves the best chance to win the coveted title.

While it's always nice for the team management to have the problem of plenty, at times it results in some players being under-utilised. There have been a lot of occasions in the past where some big names had to warm the bench for the entire IPL season.

Good form of certain players, team composition, cap on overseas players in the playing XI and the playing conditions are some basic reasons for some deserving players missing out.

This year too, there are certain players who might not get too many games in the season. Here is one player from each team who might not get a single game in IPL 2020.

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#8 Rajasthan Royals - Manan Vohra

Manan Vohra

Manan Vohra had a rollicking start to his IPL career while playing for Kings XI Punjab. The stylish right-handed batsman played some flashy innings for the Kings, especially in IPL 2014. Unfortunately, Vohra failed to maintain the consistency and went out of favour a couple of years later. After turning up for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2018, Vohra was bought by the Rajasthan Royals at the auction for IPL 2019. However, due to a packed batting line-up, Vohra did not get even a single game in the season. The Royals have further added the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Robin Uthappa to the squad at the IPL 2020 auction which will make it even more difficult for Vohra to get into the playing XI.

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#7 Sunrisers Hyderabad - Shreevats Goswami

Shreevats Goswami

Shreevats Goswami has been around in the IPL for a while but hasn't really played too many games. The wicket-keeper batsman got six games for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 due to an injury to Wriddhiman Saha in which he scored just 52 runs. Due to the inclusion of Johnny Bairstow in the team, Goswami did not get even a single game in the last season and it is highly unlikely that he will get a game this season either.

#6 Kings XI Punjab - Karun Nair

Karun Nair

Karun Nair's cricketing graph has shot down quite rapidly. Nair hogged the limelight after being only the second Indian player to hit a triple ton in Test cricket. He was a success in the IPL too as a result of some fruitful seasons with Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils. However, after being discarded from the national side, Nair's IPL credentials have also deteriorated. Nair played just a solitary game for Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2019. The Karnataka batsman hasn't done anything special to earn a place in the Kings' middle-order that already has Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan and Mandeep Singh in it.

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#5 Royal Challengers Bangalore - Pawan Negi

Pawan Negi

Pawan Negi has been a big let down in the IPL. Once a hot property in the IPL, Negi is now struggling to find a IPL contract. The Delhi all-rounder has played just 50 games in his eight-year long IPL career. He looked awfully out of form last season where he played seven matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore scoring just nine runs and picking up only three wickets. However, to the surprise of many, Negi was retained by RCB. That doesn't guarantee him a place in the playing XI though as RCB possess a host of all-rounders in Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube said Washington Sundar.

#4 Delhi Capitals - Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma

It wasn't really a happy homecoming for Mohit Sharma to Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019. Mohit, who was once MS Dhoni's go-to man in the IPL, warmed the bench for most part of the tournament and played just a single game in IPL 2019. The Haryana pacer was subsequently released by the franchise ahead of the auction where he was snapped by Delhi Capitals at his base price of 50 lakhs. However, Delhi have a strong pace department which might make it extremely difficult for Mohit to find a place in the playing XI.

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#3 Kolkata Knight Riders - Harry Gurney

Harry Gurney

Harry Gurney earned an IPL contract with Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2019 because of some strong performances in the Big Bash League. The Englishman bowled well in patches for KKR in the IPL but failed to create the impact that was expected from him. Moreover, Gurney's performance for Melbourne Renegades in the recently concluded BBL is not inspiring. Gurney picked just three wickets in four games while leaking runs at more than 10 runs per over. On the basis of his current form, Gurney might fail to make it to KKR's playing XI.

#2 Mumbai Indians - Saurabh Tiwary

Saurabh Tiwary

Mumbai Indians turned quite a few heads when they made a bid for Saurabh Tiwary. Tiwary, who last featured in an IPL game in 2017, has been out of favour for quite some time now. While Mumbai Indians might have bought him, it will be interesting to see how the team management accommodates the 30-year-old in the star-studded middle-order comprising of Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav.

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#1 Chennai Super Kings - Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay has been a vital cog in the wheel for Chennai Super Kings for years but there has been a major dip in his form in the past couple of years. The opener's struggle with poor form and fitness has resulted in his exclusion from CSK's playing XI. While he played just a single game in 2018, he got two games in 2019. CSK already have a couple of strong openers in Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis. Also, waiting in the wings is the talented youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been making news for his explosive batting for India A. Thus, Vijay might have to warm the bench in IPL 2020.