IPL 2020: 5 Players who were lucky to be retained by franchises

4. Varun Aaron

The 30-year-old Varun Aaron has never been seen as a destructive force in the IPL except for a few seasons. He has mostly warmed the bench, no matter which team he has played for.

The case was no different in IPL 2019 when he played only 5 games in IPL 2019, and that too when other players were out of form. The medium-pacer scalped only 4 wickets in those games, that too at an economy rate above 9.5.

He was lucky not to be released this year since the Royals released every underperformer from the last year. In the absence of Dhawal Kulkarni and Jaydev Unadkat, he might get more chances in the playing XI this year, which will provide him with more chances to prove himself.