Tim Southee –
Once the leader of New Zealand’s pace attack, Southee does not seem to be the same bowler in white-ball cricket. He is not a regular in New Zealand’s playing XI and his poor run in white-ball cricket has had an impact on his IPL performances as well. In three matches that he played in this year’s IPL, Southee went for 118 runs in nine overs that he bowled, giving away runs at 13.11 for just one wicket.
Southee is still New Zealand’s top bowler in the longest format of the game but he has suffered a slump in ODI and T20I format. Bought at his base price of Rs 1 Crore ahead of IPL 2018, Southee is in line to be released by Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of next year’s auction.