IPL 2019: One wrong retention and release by each team
The franchises might have to pay the price for some of their surprising decisions.
7. Delhi Daredevils
Wrongly retained – Colin Munro
Colin Munro has a reputation of being one of the most hard-hitting Kiwi batsmen. He is known as the first player to score three T20I hundreds. Nonetheless, his track record in IPL has been nothing short of dismal.
In the nine matches that he has played, the left-hander has mustered less than 100 runs at an average of nearly 12. Delhi Daredevils struggled to get off to good starts in the batting front due to him not firing at the top of the order. Persisting with an erratic batsman like Munro doesn’t seem pragmatic since he scored only 63 runs in five fixtures in 2018.
Wrongly released – Jason Roy
Jason Roy is one batsman credited for having turned around England’s fortunes in limited-overs cricket. His highest score of 91 in IPL came against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede during the mammoth chase.
Though he couldn’t continue in the same vein, he averaged 30 in five matches. However, with Delhi also releasing Gambhir, Roy could’ve been the one who could’ve smashed quick runs along with Prithvi Shaw at the top of the order. His recent T20 form has also been a red-hot one, scoring 69 off 36 balls in the lone T20I against Sri Lanka.
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