IPL 2020: Teamwise one player who may be a burden for his franchise

3. Jaydev Unadkat – RR

Perhaps the most hyped-up cricketer in the past few years, Unadakat has constantly flattered to deceive. He has not been able to justify the high price-tag that he has been bestowed with, year after year. This year too, he has been the least impressive of all the players in the Royals’ setup.

His left-arm pace was expected to rattle the right-handed batsman of the opposition. But even CSK and KXIP, teams whose top order is filled with right-handed batsmen, hardly faced any problems while playing him. Against CSK, he leaked 44 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Against Punjab, he conceded 30 runs in 3 overs and was not trusted by the skipper to bowl in the slog overs.

In a team where relatively unknown players like Rahul Tewatia have gone on to accomplish remarkable feats, Unadkat is struggling to find rhythm in his bowling. Royals have a lot of bowling options at their disposal.  The likes of Varun Aaron as well as youngsters like Kartik Tyagi and Akash Singh may be given an opportunity soon if Unadkat remains a burden on the Men in Pink.