One Pakistani player each IPL franchise could have signed had they been allowed to play

Rajasthan Royals - Fakhar Zaman

Zaman would have been useful to Rajasthan

Rajasthan Royals have released D'Arcy Short and will look to sign a suitable replacement in the upcoming auctions. They did not have explosive starts last year and will look to resolve the same.

Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman would have been a good choice as the winner of the man-of-the-match in the final of Pakistan's successful Champions Trophy is their team's best-attacking player at the moment. He has invariably started with a good strike-rate for his country and those skills would have helped him get selected to Rajasthan Royals.

Sunrisers Hyderabad - Shoaib Malik

Malik could have been an automatic choice for SRH

SRH needs experience in the middle to accompany Manish Pandey if they lose early wickets. Malik was good in the Asia Cup and his batting skills could have solved SRH's middle-order issues.

He can offer a few overs too and youngsters like Deepak Hooda could have learned a lot from him. He would have perfectly complemented the trio of David Warner, Kane Williamson, and Manish Pandey. Moreover, he would get local support considering his wife Sania Mirza's roots in the city.