IPL 2020: 5 Players franchises might regret buying in the auction

4. Marcus Stoinis (Delhi Capitals)

Marcus Stoinis was bought by the Delhi Capitals for INR 4.80 crores. Stoinis played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2019. However, despite playing over 10 matches for the franchise last season, Stoinis failed to have any significant impact. He managed to score 211 runs with the highest score of just 46*. To be fair on him, RCB didn’t have a clear role laid out for him. Positioning him as a bowling all-rounder who was used as a death overs specialist didn’t work for Stoinis.

Delhi Capitals have taken a huge risk by paying such a price for an all-rounder who has not performed up to the mark in the previous editions of the IPL. Playing for Kings XI Punjab in 2018, Stoinis scored just 99 runs in the 7 games he played for the team. Delhi has enough all-rounders in Keemo Paul, R Ashwin and Axar Patel. Thus, Stoinis might find it difficult to make the starting 11 and it might prove to be a huge mistake to have spent INR 4.8cr on Stoinis who is yet to prove his mettle in the Indian Premier League.

Stoinis might be best suited as an opener who can get the Capitals off to a flying start and bowl 2-3 tight overs. It would be interesting to see how Delhi Capitals use the services of the Melbourne Stars all-rounder.