Success doesn&#8217;t come easy for teams in a hyper-competitive league like the Indian Premier League (IPL). The management has to make a lot of tactical decisions, and hope that they back the correct players according to the situation of the game. A lot of times, they have to end up taking extremely harsh decisions as well. 

The IPL auction is the ideal opportunity for teams to identify their weaknesses and cover them by buying the appropriate players. Champion teams like Mumbai and Chennai do not believe much in tinkering around with the core, as too much chopping and changing tends to break the momentum of the team. 

Pre-season trades are another underrated method used by franchisees to fulfil certain requirements. However, there have been a number of players, who have been released by their original franchise, and are now performing to their potential for their new teams. 

In this article, we would talk about 5 such IPL trades in recent times which have turned out to be huge mistakes: 

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-458379" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Faf-du-Plessis-and-Trent-Boult.jpg" alt="Faf du Plessis and Trent Boult" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458379" class="wp-caption-text">Faf du Plessis and Trent Boult. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

Blackcaps left-arm pacer Trent Boult has established himself as one of the most lethal bowlers in the world across all formats. Boult has represented Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders in the past, and is now playing for defending champions Mumbai Indians. He has picked up 58 wickets in 46 games at an economy rate of 8.60. 

Delhi Capitals released him ahead of IPL auction before this year&#8217;s edition. He took 23 wickets in 19 matches at an economy rate of 8.78 for Delhi in his two-year stint with them. Delhi had purchased him for INR 2.2 crores in the auction, while Mumbai offered him another crore to seal the tempting deal.

The reason why this trade ended up as a tactical mistake is because Boult and Kagiso Rabada together were a lethal pair. Two overseas pacers- one left-handed, and one right-handed- add a lot to the table.

This ended up strengthening Mumbai, as they had released Jason Behrendorff. While Anrich Nortje has had a good tournament, Boult has been right up there in the Purple Cap race with 20 wickets in 13 games.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-458748" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Quinton-de-Kock-3.jpg" alt="Quinton de Kock" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458748" class="wp-caption-text">Quinton de Kock plays a pull shot. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

South Africa limited-overs captain and wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock has played a pivotal role in the success of Mumbai Indians&#8217; title win in 2019. Before joining Mumbai, he had played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/4040936965936994" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Delhi Capitals</strong></a>, and Royal Challengers Bangalore till 2018. He has scored 1874 runs in 63 innings at a healthy strike-rate of 132.25 in his IPL career.

De Kock was purchased by Bangalore ahead of the 2018 mega auction for a price of INR 2.8 crores. He played eight innings for them, scoring 201 runs at a below-par strike rate of 124. He was dropped from the playing XI in the latter half of the tournament, as Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel took the responsibility of opening the batting for the remainder of the season. 

However, his exclusion is certainly one that has been a major blunder on the part of the RCB management. Had he been a part of the current RCB XI over someone like Aaron Finch or Josh Philippe, he would have donned the gloves and taken the pressure off AB de Villiers.

He went to be backed by Mumbai the next year even after a slow start in the first half of the season, and he ended up crossing 500 runs in his first season with them. He has top-scored this season as well for Mumbai- 418 runs in 13 innings at a strike-rate of 135.71.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-456552" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rahul-Tewatia-of-RR.jpg" alt="Rahul Tewatia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-456552" class="wp-caption-text">Rahul Tewatia. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

All-rounder Rahul Tewatia has been one of Rajasthan&#8217;s most valuable players with both bat and ball throughout the season. Even though the Royals finished last in the league stage, he has been a huge asset to look forward to in the near future for them. He has scored 366 runs in 23 innings at a strike-rate of close to 135. With the ball, he has taken 24 wickets in 34 matches at an economy rate of 7.13.

Delhi traded Mayank Markande and Rahul Tewatia before the season for Ajinkya Rahane. This proved to be a huge boost for Rajasthan Royals, for whom Tewatia single-handedly won two to three matches from crunch situations. He scored 255 runs at a strike-rate of 139.44 and picked up 10 wickets at an economy rate of seven.

The reason this proved to be a blunder for Delhi is that they ended up lacking the services of a proper finisher in the slog overs. Stoinis has had a couple of great games, but he has mostly blown hot and cold. Shimron Hetmyer wasn&#8217;t able to maintain his consistency for long amounts of time. Plus Delhi needed a good leg-spinner after the injury of Amit Mishra.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-457561" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shikhar-Dhawan-3.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-457561" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

India opener Shikhar Dhawan had lit up the world with his performances in limited-overs cricket across the globe. Having played for Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in his IPL career, he is now an integral part of the Delhi Capitals set up. He has scored 5050 runs in 174 innings at a strike-rate of 126.57. 

Dhawan was one of Hyderabad&#8217;s major openers for a large chunk of David Warner&#8217;s captaincy. He had played an extremely important part in their title win in 2016 with 501 runs in that season. He was also a major part of the Sunrisers leadership group with his valuable experience. SRH traded him for Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, and Shahbaz Nadeem. 

Dhawan is second on the Orange Cap list as of Match 54 with 471 runs at an impressive strike-rate of 147. He scored two back-to-back tons this season, but he hasn&#8217;t maintained that level of consistency in the rest of the tournament.

He still remains the most in-form Indian opener of the tournament after KL Rahul. Hyderabad had to use two of their overseas spots on the openers itself, which ended up affecting the team balance massively. 

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-452768" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravichandran-Ashwin.jpg" alt="Ravichandran Ashwin" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-452768" class="wp-caption-text">Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

India ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been one of the best spinners over the last decade across all formats. He has represented the Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant, and Kings XI Punjab before joining Delhi Capitals ahead of this edition of the Indian Premier League. He has 134 wickets to his name in 150 IPL matches at an economy rate of less than seven.

He captained Kings XI in 2018 and 2019, with the results not being very favourable- a seventh and a sixth-place finish respectively. Even after taking 25 wickets in 28 games where he captained them, Punjab traded him f0r J Suchith. They made <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2020-third-umpires-decision-over-ruturaj-gaikwads-dismissal-leaves-kxips-kl-rahul-and-anil-kumble-baffled/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>KL Rahul</strong></a> the captain this season, and yet again failed to make it to the playoffs. 

For DC, Ashwin was excellent in the initial half of the Indian Premier League. He gave the captain a luxury of being an off-spinner who can bowl at crunch situations for the team, besides adding value after having captained an IPL side in the past.

Punjab lacked an experienced spinner in their ranks who could guide the young spinners in their setup. Plus, he could have provided KL Rahul valuable captaincy inputs.

<p>Success doesn’t come easy for teams in a hyper-competitive league like the Indian Premier League (IPL). The management has to make a lot of tactical decisions, and hope that they back the correct players according to the situation of the game. A lot of times, they have to end up taking extremely harsh decisions as well.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The IPL auction is the ideal opportunity for teams to identify their weaknesses and cover them by buying the appropriate players. Champion teams like Mumbai and Chennai do not believe much in tinkering around with the core, as too much chopping and changing tends to break the momentum of the team.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Pre-season trades are another underrated method used by franchisees to fulfil certain requirements. However, there have been a number of players, who have been released by their original franchise, and are now performing to their potential for their new teams.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>In this article, we would talk about 5 such IPL trades in recent times which have turned out to be huge mistakes:&nbsp;</h3>
<h3>1. Trent Boult (DC to MI)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_458379" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458379" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-458379" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Faf-du-Plessis-and-Trent-Boult.jpg" alt="Faf du Plessis and Trent Boult" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458379" class="wp-caption-text">Faf du Plessis and Trent Boult. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Blackcaps left-arm pacer Trent Boult has established himself as one of the most lethal bowlers in the world across all formats. Boult has represented Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders in the past, and is now playing for defending champions Mumbai Indians. He has picked up 58 wickets in 46 games at an economy rate of 8.60.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Delhi Capitals released him ahead of IPL auction before this year’s edition. He took 23 wickets in 19 matches at an economy rate of 8.78 for Delhi in his two-year stint with them. Delhi had purchased him for INR 2.2 crores in the auction, while Mumbai offered him another crore to seal the tempting deal.</p>
<p>The reason why this trade ended up as a tactical mistake is because Boult and Kagiso Rabada together were a lethal pair. Two overseas pacers- one left-handed, and one right-handed- add a lot to the table.</p>
<p>This ended up strengthening Mumbai, as they had released Jason Behrendorff. While Anrich Nortje has had a good tournament, Boult has been right up there in the Purple Cap race with 20 wickets in 13 games.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. Quinton De Kock (RCB to MI)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_458748" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458748" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-458748" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Quinton-de-Kock-3.jpg" alt="Quinton de Kock" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458748" class="wp-caption-text">Quinton de Kock plays a pull shot. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>South Africa limited-overs captain and wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock has played a pivotal role in the success of Mumbai Indians’ title win in 2019. Before joining Mumbai, he had played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/4040936965936994" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Delhi Capitals</strong></a>, and Royal Challengers Bangalore till 2018. He has scored 1874 runs in 63 innings at a healthy strike-rate of 132.25 in his IPL career.</p>
<p>De Kock was purchased by Bangalore ahead of the 2018 mega auction for a price of INR 2.8 crores. He played eight innings for them, scoring 201 runs at a below-par strike rate of 124. He was dropped from the playing XI in the latter half of the tournament, as Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel took the responsibility of opening the batting for the remainder of the season.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, his exclusion is certainly one that has been a major blunder on the part of the RCB management. Had he been a part of the current RCB XI over someone like Aaron Finch or Josh Philippe, he would have donned the gloves and taken the pressure off AB de Villiers.</p>
<p>He went to be backed by Mumbai the next year even after a slow start in the first half of the season, and he ended up crossing 500 runs in his first season with them. He has top-scored this season as well for Mumbai- 418 runs in 13 innings at a strike-rate of 135.71.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>3. Rahul Tewatia (DC to RR)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_456552" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-456552" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-456552" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rahul-Tewatia-of-RR.jpg" alt="Rahul Tewatia" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-456552" class="wp-caption-text">Rahul Tewatia. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>All-rounder Rahul Tewatia has been one of Rajasthan’s most valuable players with both bat and ball throughout the season. Even though the Royals finished last in the league stage, he has been a huge asset to look forward to in the near future for them. He has scored 366 runs in 23 innings at a strike-rate of close to 135. With the ball, he has taken 24 wickets in 34 matches at an economy rate of 7.13.</p>
<p>Delhi traded Mayank Markande and Rahul Tewatia before the season for Ajinkya Rahane. This proved to be a huge boost for Rajasthan Royals, for whom Tewatia single-handedly won two to three matches from crunch situations. He scored 255 runs at a strike-rate of 139.44 and picked up 10 wickets at an economy rate of seven.</p>
<p>The reason this proved to be a blunder for Delhi is that they ended up lacking the services of a proper finisher in the slog overs. Stoinis has had a couple of great games, but he has mostly blown hot and cold. Shimron Hetmyer wasn’t able to maintain his consistency for long amounts of time. Plus Delhi needed a good leg-spinner after the injury of Amit Mishra.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>4. Shikhar Dhawan (SRH to DC)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_457561" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-457561" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-457561" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shikhar-Dhawan-3.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-457561" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>India opener Shikhar Dhawan had lit up the world with his performances in limited-overs cricket across the globe. Having played for Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in his IPL career, he is now an integral part of the Delhi Capitals set up. He has scored 5050 runs in 174 innings at a strike-rate of 126.57.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dhawan was one of Hyderabad’s major openers for a large chunk of David Warner’s captaincy. He had played an extremely important part in their title win in 2016 with 501 runs in that season. He was also a major part of the Sunrisers leadership group with his valuable experience. SRH traded him for Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, and Shahbaz Nadeem.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dhawan is second on the Orange Cap list as of Match 54 with 471 runs at an impressive strike-rate of 147. He scored two back-to-back tons this season, but he hasn’t maintained that level of consistency in the rest of the tournament.</p>
<p>He still remains the most in-form Indian opener of the tournament after KL Rahul. Hyderabad had to use two of their overseas spots on the openers itself, which ended up affecting the team balance massively.&nbsp;</p>
<p></p>
<h3>5. Ravi Ashwin (KXIP to DC)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_452768" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-452768" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-452768" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravichandran-Ashwin.jpg" alt="Ravichandran Ashwin" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-452768" class="wp-caption-text">Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>India ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been one of the best spinners over the last decade across all formats. He has represented the Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant, and Kings XI Punjab before joining Delhi Capitals ahead of this edition of the Indian Premier League. He has 134 wickets to his name in 150 IPL matches at an economy rate of less than seven.</p>
<p>He captained Kings XI in 2018 and 2019, with the results not being very favourable- a seventh and a sixth-place finish respectively. Even after taking 25 wickets in 28 games where he captained them, Punjab traded him f0r J Suchith. They made <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2020-third-umpires-decision-over-ruturaj-gaikwads-dismissal-leaves-kxips-kl-rahul-and-anil-kumble-baffled/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>KL Rahul</strong></a> the captain this season, and yet again failed to make it to the playoffs.&nbsp;</p>
<p>For DC, Ashwin was excellent in the initial half of the Indian Premier League. He gave the captain a luxury of being an off-spinner who can bowl at crunch situations for the team, besides adding value after having captained an IPL side in the past.</p>
<p>Punjab lacked an experienced spinner in their ranks who could guide the young spinners in their setup. Plus, he could have provided KL Rahul valuable captaincy inputs.</p>

<p>Success doesn&#8217;t come easy for teams in a hyper-competitive league like the Indian Premier League (IPL). The management has to make a lot of tactical decisions, and hope that they back the correct players according to the situation of the game. A lot of times, they have to end up taking extremely harsh decisions as well. </p>
<p>The IPL auction is the ideal opportunity for teams to identify their weaknesses and cover them by buying the appropriate players. Champion teams like Mumbai and Chennai do not believe much in tinkering around with the core, as too much chopping and changing tends to break the momentum of the team. </p>
<p>Pre-season trades are another underrated method used by franchisees to fulfil certain requirements. However, there have been a number of players, who have been released by their original franchise, and are now performing to their potential for their new teams. </p>
<h3>In this article, we would talk about 5 such IPL trades in recent times which have turned out to be huge mistakes: </h3>
<h3>1. Trent Boult (DC to MI)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_458379" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458379" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-458379" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Faf-du-Plessis-and-Trent-Boult.jpg" alt="Faf du Plessis and Trent Boult" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458379" class="wp-caption-text">Faf du Plessis and Trent Boult. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Blackcaps left-arm pacer Trent Boult has established himself as one of the most lethal bowlers in the world across all formats. Boult has represented Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders in the past, and is now playing for defending champions Mumbai Indians. He has picked up 58 wickets in 46 games at an economy rate of 8.60. </p>
<p>Delhi Capitals released him ahead of IPL auction before this year&#8217;s edition. He took 23 wickets in 19 matches at an economy rate of 8.78 for Delhi in his two-year stint with them. Delhi had purchased him for INR 2.2 crores in the auction, while Mumbai offered him another crore to seal the tempting deal.</p>
<p>The reason why this trade ended up as a tactical mistake is because Boult and Kagiso Rabada together were a lethal pair. Two overseas pacers- one left-handed, and one right-handed- add a lot to the table.</p>
<p>This ended up strengthening Mumbai, as they had released Jason Behrendorff. While Anrich Nortje has had a good tournament, Boult has been right up there in the Purple Cap race with 20 wickets in 13 games.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. Quinton De Kock (RCB to MI)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_458748" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458748" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-458748" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Quinton-de-Kock-3.jpg" alt="Quinton de Kock" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458748" class="wp-caption-text">Quinton de Kock plays a pull shot. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>South Africa limited-overs captain and wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock has played a pivotal role in the success of Mumbai Indians&#8217; title win in 2019. Before joining Mumbai, he had played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/4040936965936994" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Delhi Capitals</strong></a>, and Royal Challengers Bangalore till 2018. He has scored 1874 runs in 63 innings at a healthy strike-rate of 132.25 in his IPL career.</p>
<p>De Kock was purchased by Bangalore ahead of the 2018 mega auction for a price of INR 2.8 crores. He played eight innings for them, scoring 201 runs at a below-par strike rate of 124. He was dropped from the playing XI in the latter half of the tournament, as Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel took the responsibility of opening the batting for the remainder of the season. </p>
<p>However, his exclusion is certainly one that has been a major blunder on the part of the RCB management. Had he been a part of the current RCB XI over someone like Aaron Finch or Josh Philippe, he would have donned the gloves and taken the pressure off AB de Villiers.</p>
<p>He went to be backed by Mumbai the next year even after a slow start in the first half of the season, and he ended up crossing 500 runs in his first season with them. He has top-scored this season as well for Mumbai- 418 runs in 13 innings at a strike-rate of 135.71.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>3. Rahul Tewatia (DC to RR)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_456552" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-456552" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-456552" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rahul-Tewatia-of-RR.jpg" alt="Rahul Tewatia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-456552" class="wp-caption-text">Rahul Tewatia. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>All-rounder Rahul Tewatia has been one of Rajasthan&#8217;s most valuable players with both bat and ball throughout the season. Even though the Royals finished last in the league stage, he has been a huge asset to look forward to in the near future for them. He has scored 366 runs in 23 innings at a strike-rate of close to 135. With the ball, he has taken 24 wickets in 34 matches at an economy rate of 7.13.</p>
<p>Delhi traded Mayank Markande and Rahul Tewatia before the season for Ajinkya Rahane. This proved to be a huge boost for Rajasthan Royals, for whom Tewatia single-handedly won two to three matches from crunch situations. He scored 255 runs at a strike-rate of 139.44 and picked up 10 wickets at an economy rate of seven.</p>
<p>The reason this proved to be a blunder for Delhi is that they ended up lacking the services of a proper finisher in the slog overs. Stoinis has had a couple of great games, but he has mostly blown hot and cold. Shimron Hetmyer wasn&#8217;t able to maintain his consistency for long amounts of time. Plus Delhi needed a good leg-spinner after the injury of Amit Mishra.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>4. Shikhar Dhawan (SRH to DC)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_457561" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-457561" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-457561" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shikhar-Dhawan-3.jpg" alt="Shikhar Dhawan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-457561" class="wp-caption-text">Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>India opener Shikhar Dhawan had lit up the world with his performances in limited-overs cricket across the globe. Having played for Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in his IPL career, he is now an integral part of the Delhi Capitals set up. He has scored 5050 runs in 174 innings at a strike-rate of 126.57. </p>
<p>Dhawan was one of Hyderabad&#8217;s major openers for a large chunk of David Warner&#8217;s captaincy. He had played an extremely important part in their title win in 2016 with 501 runs in that season. He was also a major part of the Sunrisers leadership group with his valuable experience. SRH traded him for Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, and Shahbaz Nadeem. </p>
<p>Dhawan is second on the Orange Cap list as of Match 54 with 471 runs at an impressive strike-rate of 147. He scored two back-to-back tons this season, but he hasn&#8217;t maintained that level of consistency in the rest of the tournament.</p>
<p>He still remains the most in-form Indian opener of the tournament after KL Rahul. Hyderabad had to use two of their overseas spots on the openers itself, which ended up affecting the team balance massively. </p>
<p></p>
<h3>5. Ravi Ashwin (KXIP to DC)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_452768" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-452768" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-452768" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravichandran-Ashwin.jpg" alt="Ravichandran Ashwin" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-452768" class="wp-caption-text">Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>India ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been one of the best spinners over the last decade across all formats. He has represented the Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant, and Kings XI Punjab before joining Delhi Capitals ahead of this edition of the Indian Premier League. He has 134 wickets to his name in 150 IPL matches at an economy rate of less than seven.</p>
<p>He captained Kings XI in 2018 and 2019, with the results not being very favourable- a seventh and a sixth-place finish respectively. Even after taking 25 wickets in 28 games where he captained them, Punjab traded him f0r J Suchith. They made <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2020-third-umpires-decision-over-ruturaj-gaikwads-dismissal-leaves-kxips-kl-rahul-and-anil-kumble-baffled/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>KL Rahul</strong></a> the captain this season, and yet again failed to make it to the playoffs. </p>
<p>For DC, Ashwin was excellent in the initial half of the Indian Premier League. He gave the captain a luxury of being an off-spinner who can bowl at crunch situations for the team, besides adding value after having captained an IPL side in the past.</p>
<p>Punjab lacked an experienced spinner in their ranks who could guide the young spinners in their setup. Plus, he could have provided KL Rahul valuable captaincy inputs.</p>

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