IPL 2018: Players franchises should not retain

3. Kings XI Punjab

KXIP should be wary of retaining these names- Darren Sammy, Shaun Marsh, Martin Guptill, Eoin Morgan and Ishant Sharma

Sammy and Marsh have not enjoyed a regular run in recent times with the West Indian’s involvement in cricket restricted to the odd franchise-based T20 competitions he is a part of. Marsh has also not been in the thick of prime T20 action in recent times scoring just 264 runs in 9 matches he was a part of last season.

Martin Guptill and Eoin Morgan have simply failed to be consistent and meet the demands of the IPL over the years which makes retaining them too big a risk. Guptill managed to score 132 runs in 7 matches last season while Morgan recorded a paltry score of 65 runs in 4 matches.

Ishant Sharma has not enjoyed much success in the limited-overs format of the game which rules him out at the same time having emerged wicketless in 6 matches.