IPL 2020: 5 Players franchises might regret buying in the auction
Since the conclusion of the IPL 2020 Auction, many cricket experts, pundits and fans have questioned the players that the teams bought.
2. Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Varun Chakravarthy made headlines in the IPL 2019 auctions when Kings XI Punjab splashed INR 8.4 cr for the services of the mystery spinner. However, things did not go according to plan and Chakravarthy played just one game in the tournament before getting injured. His only spell in the tournament wasn’t a one to remember as well. In 3 overs, he gave away 35 runs and managed to take just a single wicket.
In the recently concluded IPL auctions, Kolkata Knight Riders went big on Varun and spent INR 4 cr on the rookie bowler. KKR already has spinners like Kuldeep Yadav and Sunil Narine in their ranks, thus, Chakravarthy will find it difficult to play ahead of those two. KKR’s home track was relayed in 2016 and since then it has been assisting the seamers more than the spinners.
The 28-year-old will find it difficult to create any impact on such a seamer-friendly wicket, and INR 4 cr is a huge price to pay for a player who is yet to prove his mettle at the highest level. Since the injury, Varun Chakravarthy has not played cricket regularly at a competitive level as well. The Kolkata Knight Riders might regret taking such a big risk.
Buying him at a lower price or probably reinstating the faith in someone like Piyush Chawla who they released might have been a better option as far as KKR is concerned. Varun had a nightmarish foray into IPL for KXIP and will find it extremely hard to let go of that mental baggage and perform.
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