IPL: 5 Players Mumbai Indians regret for not retaining

2. Shikhar Dhawan

The aggressive opener from Delhi has established himself as one of the most consistent and important members of the Indian limited overs side in the past few years. After playing for the Delhi Daredevils team in the inaugural season of the IPL. He was traded to the Mumbai Indians team in exchange for Ashish Nehra ahead of the second season.

However, Shikhar Dhawan had a disastrous time with the Mumbai Indians team. He played in 5 games for them in 2009 and struggled to get going and finished the year averaging just 10 that season. He was given more chances next year where he played in 10 games but just scored 191 runs. After two poor seasons, he was released by the Mumbai side and was bought by the Deccan Chargers team for the fourth edition of the IPL.

With his new-found consistency and some match-winning performances he soon became a key member of Deccan Chargers. A stint with the Indian team boosted his brand value and he was retained by the new Hyderabad based franchise-“Sunrisers Hyderabad”. He performed consistently for his team and won the IPL with the Hyderabad team in 2016.

He scored 501 runs in 17 matches that year and along with David Warner was instrumental in Hyderabad’s title triumph. He currently plays for the Delhi Capitals team and has already played some match-winning innings in the ongoing season of the IPL.