IPL 2022: One player each team would like to have in their squad from the previous season

The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is halfway through and the teams are still figuring out their best combinations to reach the finals and grab the trophy. We have seen some entertaining action in the first four weeks, thanks to the team management for selecting some best talents during the auctions, which happened in February.

However, with the amount of money available in their purse, the franchises had to let go of some of the players they aimed to acquire in the auctions and this made them change their strategy. They would have surely loved to pick their favorite/trustworthy players if given an opportunity once again. This article looks at what the respective teams would have done if they were given a choice to pick one player from their previous season to join the current squad.

Players who would have joined the previous season’s squad from the current edition of the IPL:

1. Faf Du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)

The South African batsman is one of the most gifted athletes one can have on their team, and CSK was lucky enough to have him for nearly a decade. However, during the mega auction this year, the CSK franchise tried their best to recapture Du Plessis but lost the bidding war to Royal Challengers Bangalore who bought him for INR 7 Cr.

He was also appointed as the captain by the RCB management and has been doing well for them ever since. CSK would have made full use of the choice given to bring Du Plessis in, as he, with his experience, would bolster their batting lineup and would have saved quite a few runs in the field as he is excellent in both of the departments.

The Du Plessis-led RCB side has been doing really well with him mainly taking the responsibility and playing some vital knocks which include an 88 against the Punjab Kings in the opening encounter and 96 vs the Lucknow Super Giants. His captaincy skills (which we have seen with RCB) would have surely led to CSK appointing him as the skipper this season rather than Jadeja.