IPL 2022: 10 Players who could’ve been used better by other teams
Devon Conway was benched by CSK after just one match.
6. Tim David by RR
Tim David’s late entry in the playing XI of MI may heal them and their fans to some degree, but the damage has been done. Mumbai Indians are out of the tournament and have nothing left to fight for in IPL 2022, but to play for pride. The five-time trophy lifters are having a forgettable season. They are at the bottom of the points table with just three wins from 12 games. The one mistake they committed among many this year was excluding Tim David from almost all their matches.
Tim David has been an excellent player in the T20 franchise cricket all around the world. His numbers also substantiate his capabilities. He has scored a total of 558 runs in 14 matches with an outstanding average of 46.50 and a prolific strike rate of 158.52 in the T20I. He has shown in his latest outings for MI with knocks of 44* runs off 21 balls against GT and 20* runs off nine balls against RR.
Speculating alternate possibilities, Tim David would have blossomed in the Rajasthan Royals setup. The reason is they are short of a lower-order power-hitting option after Shimron Hetmyer. Ashwin has managed that responsibility so far but if Tim David would have batted in that position for the Rajasthan Royals, this RR team would have been the best in the tournament by a long margin. Tim David would have got more opportunities with RR than MI, as the Royals may have used him in the way they utilized Tewatia in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
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