IPL 2020 News: Worst released player of all IPL teams ahead of IPL 2020 auction

Worst released player of all IPL teams: The SportsRush present before you one name from each team which shouldn’t have been released.

Eight Indian Premier League franchises released as many as 67 cricketers yesterday ahead of the IPL 2020 auction. This list including some quality players means that the auction next month will be worth watching.

While Chennai Super Kings and SunRisers Hyderabad have released five players each, the likes of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals have released as many as 11 and 12 players respectively.

Considering the performances of some players in IPL 2019, it was difficult for them to be retained for IPL 2020. Having said that, franchises have surprisingly also released some players who had done well in the last season.

Worst released player of all IPL teams

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders baffled one and all on the back of releasing opening batsman Chris Lynn. The 29-year old Australian players is among the most sought-after T20 batsmen around the world.

It is worth mentioning that Lynn was Knight Riders’ second-highest run-scorer in IPL 2019. In 13 matches, Lynn had scored 405 runs at an average of 31.15 and a strike rate of 139.65 including four half-centuries.

Talking of current form, Lynn was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the recently concluded Global T20 Canada. The 29-year old had scored 295 runs in seven matches at an average of 42.14 and a strike rate of 186.70 including a couple of half-centuries.

Having bought Lynn for a whopping INR 9+ crore in the auction, Knight Riders might be looking to again buy Lynn at a lesser price.

Kings XI Punjab

Among the seven players that Kings XI Punjab have released includes England all-rounder Sam Curran. The southpaw has scored runs at an average of 23.75 and a strike rate of 172.72 including a half-century in eight innings.

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— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) November 15, 2019

With the ball in hand, the 21-year old cricketer dismissed 10 batsmen in nine matches at an average of 32.30, an economy rate of 9.78 and a strike rate of 19.80 including a match-winning hat-trick.

Whenever Curran was promoted in T20s by Punjab and Surrey, he stood tall on his potential. Also playing T20Is for England these days, Curran could have been an impact-generating player for KXIP in IPL 2020.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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