IPL 2024: Team-wise one player who was underused

The 2024 Indian Premier League season came to an end just a few days back as the Kolkata Knight Riders claimed victory in the final at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium in Chennai. They were able to outclass Sunrisers Hyderabad en route to their third IPL title. 

As yet another season has come to an end, it's time to reflect on the ten teams once again. There were some players who should have been given a longer rope or even a few games this season but could not get so.

Here's team-wise one player who has been underused during IPL 2024: 

LSG: Manimaran Siddarth

Manimaran Siddarth got the prized wicket of Virat Kohli during his side's game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. However, the spinner was not able to cement his place in the Lucknow Super Giants team and was dropped without any reason. The team management should have backed the player since he was doing the hard yards by bowling in the powerplay and delivering at a good economy. The player was also the second most expensive buy for the franchise in the auction and should have played a lot more matches.

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RR: Tanush Kotian

There were barely any concerns in the playing XI of the Rajasthan Royals despite their struggles in the second half of the tournament. One issue might have been the dipping performances of Ravichandran Ashwin and RR could have opted for Tanush Kotian instead of him. The latter played two games when Jos Buttler was injured and impressed everyone with his exploits. It was a great opportunity to try out the youngster when the franchise had a comfortable advantage at the top of the table. This would have been a win-win situation for both the team as well as the player if the franchise would have given a chance.