After 17th match of VIVO IPL 2018 on Friday, fans have witness very excitement, thrills and suspense since day one. During IPL Auction, several cricketers were released by their franchises ahead of the Indian Premier League. Some of whom were not brought back even through the RTM (Right To Match) card. Some of these players have gone on to perform tremendously well for their new franchises team. Here is the top 4 Cricketers, who are badly missed by their old franchise
4. Umesh Yadav
KKR are currently missing the services of the injured Mitchell Starc and Kamlesh Nagarkoti, and Yadav’s form for the RCB side, on the other hand, has been brilliant. Umesh was released by KKR and in 4 games for RCB this season, has taken 7 wickets, 3 of which came in a single over.
3. Suryakumar Yadav
During his 3-year stint with the Knights, ex-KKR batsmen Suryakumar Yadav scored 612 runs in IPL 2017. Suryakumar Yadav was bought by his previous franchise Mumbai Indians and in only 4 games of the season so far, he has piled up 124 runs at an average of almost 32 and strike rate of 132.
2. KL Rahul
KL Rahul was sold to KXIP in IPL auction 2018 for Rs 11 cr, after his previous franchise RCB took no interest in retaining him. While RCB are once again struggling in the IPL, with 3 losses from four games, Rahul has been piling up a mountain of runs for his new franchise. He already has 153 runs from four games this season.
1. Chris Gayle
Royal Challenger Bangalore released ‘Universal Boss’ from their squad and he was picked by the Kings XI Punjab this season. He has scored a 63 runs and an unbeaten 104 runs in the first two games for Kings XI Punjab.