1 Indian International from each IPL team who might not feature in the playing XI next season

Right before the start of the tournament, every team looked like a well-balanced side but the flaws in each team were evident as the tournament progressed.

After the end of the season, each team will start introspecting about things that went wrong in the tournament and during the auction. Even a champion side must rectify their mistakes if they want to keep up their performance in the following seasons.

Each team might consider making a few changes in order to provide more balance to their side. Be it an uncapped player or an Indian international or an overseas player, players tend to lose their position in the squad if they do not add much value to the side.

Here is the list of Indian internationals might be replaced ahead of the next season:

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#8 Gautam Gambhir - Delhi Daredevils

Gautam Gambir's return to the Delhi Daredevils side after a seven-year-long gap was widely celebrated by the fans before the start of the season. But the celebrations ended abruptly as the dashing southpaw put on a disappointing show for his hometown franchise.

Gambhir scored 85 runs in five innings while facing 88 balls. His strike is second lowest in the tournament for a batsman with more than 50 runs.

After winning just one of the first six matches, Gambhir rightly stepped down as the captain and handed over the captaincy to Shreyas Iyer.

With Gambhir not performing well this season, he might as well end up supporting his side from the dugout.

#7 Yuvraj Singh - Kings XI Punjab

Just like Gautam Gambhir who returned to his first franchise, Yuvraj was bought by his home-town franchise Kings XI Punjab. The stories of both the southpaws have been similar in terms of their strike rate.

Yuvraj has the lowest strike rate this season as he scored 65 runs at a strike rate of 89.04 in six innings.

He played only eight matches for the franchise and he got a chance to redeem himself in their penultimate game of the league stage during which he had the opportunity to take his side to the playoffs.

But Yuvraj failed yet again and it might also be the last time we see him playing for his home franchise.

#6 Jaydev Unadkat - Rajasthan Royals

Unadkat was the costliest Indian buy in the auction

Jaydev Unadkat, the costliest Indian buy the 2017 auction, could not live up to the expectations that the team had on him.

In the 14 matches that he played, he picked up 11 wickets with a very high economy rate of 9.37.

Unadkat's value at the auction table saw a steep rise due to his performances in the 2017 IPL, in which he claimed 24 wickets in 12 matches with a measly economy rate of 7.02.

With his performances in this IPL being nowhere close last year's, the chances of the costliest Indian buy getting dropped from the side seem high.

#5 Manish Pandey - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Manish Pandey who was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for 11 Crore was expected to solve their middle order woes. Pandey never looked settled as he struggled to score runs at the required rate for the Hyderabad based franchise.

In the fifteen matches that he played so far this season, he could manage 284 runs but his strike rate of 115.44 which is lowest for any batsman with more than 100 runs.

Sunrisers were disappointed by the performance of their middle order this season. Pandey could not play the role of the key batsman in the middle order a might as well get sacked for his lacklustre performances as youngsters like Deepak Hooda are waiting on the sidelines to get their chance.

#4 Vinay Kumar - Kolkata Knight Riders

At the start of the season, Vinay Kumar was expected to lead the Indian pace contingent of Kolkata Knight Riders. But he was dropped for young Indian pacers after his abysmal performances in the first two matches.

In the only two matches that he played for KKR, he gave away as many as 65 runs in just 3.5 overs. Even though he took two wickets, his economy rate of 16.95 was not widely apprectiated.

With young pacers like Prasidh Krishna and Shivam Mavi performing well for the Kolkata based franchise, Vinay Kumar might sit out even for the next season.

#3 Murali Vijay - Chennai Super Kings

The Indian test opener was bought by his home franchise for a base price of 2 Crore but the stylish Chennai batsman did not have a happy homecoming either.

He just played the one match this season and scored 12 runs off 10 balls. With Rayudu perfectly fitting into multiple roles as an opener and as a middle-order batsman, Vijay was sidelined on the remaining occasions.

With Kedar Jadhav expected to return next season, Vijay might find it more difficult to get into the playing XI and might be overlooked in 2019.

#2 Pawan Negi - Royal Challengers Bangalore

Pawan Negi came to limelight after the 2016 auction in which he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for a hefty sum of 8.5 Crore. He made his International debut against the United Arab Emirates in the 2016 Asia Cup but has never donned the national colours.

In the 2018 auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore used the RTM to retain him at a price of 1 Cr. INR. In this year's IPL, he played just two matches and could manage only three runs and wicket.

With Negi not fitting into RCB's plans this year, it is highly unlikely that he will play a part next year as young players like Washington Sundar have more chances of making it to the XI.

#1 Saurabh Tiwary - Mumbai Indians

Saurabh Tiwary has played 81 matches in IPL so far and has scored 1276 runs at a strike rate of 119.58. His IPL record might not impress everyone, but his best came with Mumbai Indians in 2010 as he scored 419 runs at a strike rate of 135.59. That was also the only season in which he scored more than 200 runs.

Saurabh Tiwary might have expected to make some contribution to his previous side but he did not get an opportunity to play this season. Tiwary might not get a chance to feature in the XI next season also as many youngsters like Siddhesh Lad, Tajinder Dhillion and Anukul Roy are waiting for their chance too.

Just like this season, if Saurabh Tiwary doesn't perform better than the youngsters in the domestic season, he will not get a chance even in case of an opening in the playing XI