IPL 2018: One Indian Player who might be dropped from each team next season

The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ended on a high with the Chennai Super Kings being crowned as the champions. It has been a dream comeback for the team after two years and they had the determination in them to win the glorious trophy. Most of their players have performed exceptionally well to achieve what they’ve achieved this season.

The Indian players in the CSK setup rose up to the occasion and played a crucial role in their side winning the tournament. In a tournament like IPL, the chances of a team doing well fare upon how the Indian players perform. Franchises often try to buy the big Indian names at the auction and expect them to do well. However, it will not always be the case due to various factors like the current form, pressure, situations and various other things.

Since some of these top Indian players haven’t lived up to the mark, we might see franchises drop them next year. This could be a strategic auction plan where they might be wanting to acquire them much cheaper. Or, it could be that the franchises telling the players that we’ve had enough of your services.

Here are the Indian players likely to be dropped before IPL 2019:

1. Murali Vijay | Chennai Super Kings

India’s Test opener Murali Vijay had to miss IPL-10 due to wrist and shoulder injuries. In 2016, he led the Kings XI Punjab in the final few games of the league. The 2016 season was his second best after the 2010 season with the Chennai Super Kings. After not being with the side for a few seasons, CSK bought him back in the auction at his base price of INR 2 crores.

However, Vijay’s services were not required much for the franchise this season. Given that CSK had a strong opening pair in Watson and Rayudu, there didn’t need to look elsewhere. Even if they felt that they needed some other opener, they had Faf du Plessis waiting in their ranks. Hence, Vijay only got to play one game this season and scored 12 off 10 balls. Probably, he could get a lot more chances if he plays for some other team.