The Indian Premier League (IPL) continues to host exciting matches despite the election fever hitting its highs in the country. The first two weeks have been buccaneering, flabbergasting and thoroughly heartbreaking for a few, especially Royal Challengers Bangalore, who registered their sixth straight defeat.

The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/kkr-kolkata-knight-riders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Kolkata Knight Riders</strong></a> are on a roll alongside Chennai Super Kings as the 2012 finalists are looking well set to take the top two spots as it stands. There were some more exploits coming from Andre Russell this week, with RCB at the receiving end of one of their most embarrassing defeats.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, who were steamrolling past everyone who came their way, found a roadblock when they faced Mumbai Indians. A fairytale debut for Alzarri Joseph gave the Orange Army a reality check and while the other south Indian side Chennai Super Kings got back on winning ways after a narrow defeat to Mumbai earlier this week.

As the second week comes to a close, we have analyzed the performances of a few players who have been underperforming and got enough chances to prove themselves. Here are the three players who should be benched for the rest of the season.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-244865" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey-1.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-244865" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/incredibly-proud-of-our-armed-forces-says-manish-pandey-after-the-iaf-strike/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Manish Pandey</strong></a>, much to the disappointment of the Sunrisers fans, is continuing his preposterous run with the club from where he left last season. Although Bairstow and Warner have been doing the bulk of the scoring, Pandey had a huge role to play against Delhi and Mumbai to see through a tricky phase, which he failed quite horrendously.

Sunrisers have one of the in-form local talents in the form of Ricky Bhui, who maintained a strike-rate over 200 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season for Andhra. They also have youngster Abhishek Sharma waiting on the bench for a chance and if this is what Pandey promises, a change is imperative for Sunrisers.

2. Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-251640" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/RCB.jpg" alt="Royal Challengers Bangalore" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-251640" class="wp-caption-text">Mohammed Siraj of Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrates fall of Karun Nair&#8217;s wicket. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption>

Perhaps the most disappointing bowler of the season among all franchises, Mohammed Siraj is failing to live up to the promise he showed a few seasons back. He is being taken for a lot of runs and is also unable to contain the pressure in death. The only decent match he had was the first game, where RCB only had 70 runs to defend. Since then, against Mumbai and Hyderabad, he got tonked to all parts ruthlessly.

He had another decent outing against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/rr-rajasthan-royals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rajasthan Royals</strong></a> where he returned with 1/25, but was dropped for the next game and was all shambles for another two games. He even became the first player this season to be dismissed for bowling two beamers. With youngsters like Kulwant Khejroliya knocking on the doors, it won&#8217;t be long before Kohli loses his trust on the youngster.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-329545" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shardul-Thakur-1.jpg" alt="Shardul Thakur" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-329545" class="wp-caption-text">Shardul Thakur. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Many might disagree with this, but Shardul Thakur has not been up to the mark this season. While <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-furious-ms-dhoni-schools-deepak-chahar-after-his-back-to-back-no-balls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Deepak Chahar</strong></a> has been doing a lot of fine work in the first few overs during the powerplay, Thakur is struggling to hit the right areas and is over-compensating on occasions.

Thakur didn&#8217;t bowl in the first game against RCB and got to roll his arm for just two overs in the second, giving away 19 runs. Against Rajasthan and Mumbai, he was too expensive to MSD&#8217;s liking and proved to be a burden in the death overs. Chennai might plant some of the other options available like the experienced Mohit Sharma or the exciting youngster KM Asif.

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<p>The Indian Premier League (IPL) continues to host exciting matches despite the election fever hitting its highs in the country. The first two weeks have been buccaneering, flabbergasting and thoroughly heartbreaking for a few, especially Royal Challengers Bangalore, who registered their sixth straight defeat.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/kkr-kolkata-knight-riders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Kolkata Knight Riders</strong></a> are on a roll alongside Chennai Super Kings as the 2012 finalists are looking well set to take the top two spots as it stands. There were some more exploits coming from Andre Russell this week, with RCB at the receiving end of one of their most embarrassing defeats.</p>
<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad, who were steamrolling past everyone who came their way, found a roadblock when they faced Mumbai Indians. A fairytale debut for Alzarri Joseph gave the Orange Army a reality check and while the other south Indian side Chennai Super Kings got back on winning ways after a narrow defeat to Mumbai earlier this week.</p>
<p>As the second week comes to a close, we have analyzed the performances of a few players who have been underperforming and got enough chances to prove themselves. Here are the three players who should be benched for the rest of the season.</p>
<h3>1. Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_244865" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-244865" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-244865" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey-1.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-244865" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/incredibly-proud-of-our-armed-forces-says-manish-pandey-after-the-iaf-strike/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Manish Pandey</strong></a>, much to the disappointment of the Sunrisers fans, is continuing his preposterous run with the club from where he left last season. Although Bairstow and Warner have been doing the bulk of the scoring, Pandey had a huge role to play against Delhi and Mumbai to see through a tricky phase, which he failed quite horrendously.</p>
<p>Sunrisers have one of the in-form local talents in the form of Ricky Bhui, who maintained a strike-rate over 200 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season for Andhra. They also have youngster Abhishek Sharma waiting on the bench for a chance and if this is what Pandey promises, a change is imperative for Sunrisers.</p>
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<h3>2. Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_251640" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-251640" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-251640" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/RCB.jpg" alt="Royal Challengers Bangalore" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-251640" class="wp-caption-text">Mohammed Siraj of Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrates fall of Karun Nair’s wicket. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Perhaps the most disappointing bowler of the season among all franchises, Mohammed Siraj is failing to live up to the promise he showed a few seasons back. He is being taken for a lot of runs and is also unable to contain the pressure in death. The only decent match he had was the first game, where RCB only had 70 runs to defend.&nbsp;Since then, against Mumbai and Hyderabad, he got tonked to all parts ruthlessly.</p>
<p>He had another decent outing against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/rr-rajasthan-royals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rajasthan Royals</strong></a> where he returned with 1/25, but was dropped for the next game and was all shambles for another two games. He even became the first player this season to be dismissed for bowling two beamers. With youngsters like Kulwant Khejroliya knocking on the doors, it won’t be long before Kohli loses his trust on the youngster.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>3. Shardul Thakur (Chennai Super Kings)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_329545" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-329545" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-329545" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shardul-Thakur-1.jpg" alt="Shardul Thakur" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-329545" class="wp-caption-text">Shardul Thakur. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Many might disagree with this, but Shardul Thakur has not been up to the mark this season. While <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-furious-ms-dhoni-schools-deepak-chahar-after-his-back-to-back-no-balls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Deepak Chahar</strong></a> has been doing a lot of fine work in the first few overs during the powerplay, Thakur is struggling to hit the right areas and is over-compensating on occasions.</p>
<p>Thakur didn’t bowl in the first game against RCB and got to roll his arm for just two overs in the second, giving away 19 runs. Against Rajasthan and Mumbai, he was too expensive to MSD’s liking and proved to be a burden in the death overs. Chennai might plant some of the other options available like the experienced Mohit Sharma or the exciting youngster KM Asif.</p>
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<p>The Indian Premier League (IPL) continues to host exciting matches despite the election fever hitting its highs in the country. The first two weeks have been buccaneering, flabbergasting and thoroughly heartbreaking for a few, especially Royal Challengers Bangalore, who registered their sixth straight defeat.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/kkr-kolkata-knight-riders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Kolkata Knight Riders</strong></a> are on a roll alongside Chennai Super Kings as the 2012 finalists are looking well set to take the top two spots as it stands. There were some more exploits coming from Andre Russell this week, with RCB at the receiving end of one of their most embarrassing defeats.</p>
<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad, who were steamrolling past everyone who came their way, found a roadblock when they faced Mumbai Indians. A fairytale debut for Alzarri Joseph gave the Orange Army a reality check and while the other south Indian side Chennai Super Kings got back on winning ways after a narrow defeat to Mumbai earlier this week.</p>
<p>As the second week comes to a close, we have analyzed the performances of a few players who have been underperforming and got enough chances to prove themselves. Here are the three players who should be benched for the rest of the season.</p>
<h3>1. Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_244865" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-244865" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-244865" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey-1.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-244865" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/incredibly-proud-of-our-armed-forces-says-manish-pandey-after-the-iaf-strike/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Manish Pandey</strong></a>, much to the disappointment of the Sunrisers fans, is continuing his preposterous run with the club from where he left last season. Although Bairstow and Warner have been doing the bulk of the scoring, Pandey had a huge role to play against Delhi and Mumbai to see through a tricky phase, which he failed quite horrendously.</p>
<p>Sunrisers have one of the in-form local talents in the form of Ricky Bhui, who maintained a strike-rate over 200 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season for Andhra. They also have youngster Abhishek Sharma waiting on the bench for a chance and if this is what Pandey promises, a change is imperative for Sunrisers.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_251640" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-251640" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-251640" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/RCB.jpg" alt="Royal Challengers Bangalore" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-251640" class="wp-caption-text">Mohammed Siraj of Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrates fall of Karun Nair&#8217;s wicket. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Perhaps the most disappointing bowler of the season among all franchises, Mohammed Siraj is failing to live up to the promise he showed a few seasons back. He is being taken for a lot of runs and is also unable to contain the pressure in death. The only decent match he had was the first game, where RCB only had 70 runs to defend. Since then, against Mumbai and Hyderabad, he got tonked to all parts ruthlessly.</p>
<p>He had another decent outing against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/rr-rajasthan-royals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rajasthan Royals</strong></a> where he returned with 1/25, but was dropped for the next game and was all shambles for another two games. He even became the first player this season to be dismissed for bowling two beamers. With youngsters like Kulwant Khejroliya knocking on the doors, it won&#8217;t be long before Kohli loses his trust on the youngster.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>3. Shardul Thakur (Chennai Super Kings)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_329545" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-329545" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-329545" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shardul-Thakur-1.jpg" alt="Shardul Thakur" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-329545" class="wp-caption-text">Shardul Thakur. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Many might disagree with this, but Shardul Thakur has not been up to the mark this season. While <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-furious-ms-dhoni-schools-deepak-chahar-after-his-back-to-back-no-balls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Deepak Chahar</strong></a> has been doing a lot of fine work in the first few overs during the powerplay, Thakur is struggling to hit the right areas and is over-compensating on occasions.</p>
<p>Thakur didn&#8217;t bowl in the first game against RCB and got to roll his arm for just two overs in the second, giving away 19 runs. Against Rajasthan and Mumbai, he was too expensive to MSD&#8217;s liking and proved to be a burden in the death overs. Chennai might plant some of the other options available like the experienced Mohit Sharma or the exciting youngster KM Asif.</p>
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The first two weeks have been buccaneering, flabbergasting and thoroughly heartbreaking for a few.

IPL 2019: 3 under-performing cricketers who should be dropped for the rest of the season

The Indian Premier League (IPL) continues to host exciting matches despite the election fever hitting its highs in the country. The first two

IPL 2019: 3 under-performing cricketers who should be dropped for the rest of the season

The first two weeks have been buccaneering, flabbergasting and thoroughly heartbreaking for a few.

3. Shardul Thakur (Chennai Super Kings)

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