IPL 2022: 3 Players who were underutilized by KKR

2. Mohammad Nabi

Mohammad Nabi, the T20 captain of the Afghanistan team, has the experience of playing different T20 leagues across the world and despite that he didn’t get a single match in IPL 2022 due to the availability of all-rounders like Andre Russell and Sunil Narine. The 37-year-old is a proven performer in the shortest form of the game and has been playing in the IPL since 2017.

The all-rounder was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at a base price of INR 1 crore at the 2022 mega auction. With the limitation of overseas players in playing XI, it also became hard for Afghan player to make his spot in the XI. If he had the opportunity to play, the off-spinner might have helped KKR to seal the playoffs stage.

Nabi is one of the under-rated players in the tournament who has played only 17 matches in his IPL career. The off-spinner has a smart cricketing brain with which he can trouble any batter. Along with bowling, he could have also contributed with the bat for KKR this season. He is someone shouldn’t have sat on the bench for long and the franchise could have thought of giving him a chance in place of out-of-form Varun Chakraborty.