Indian Premier League could be cruel at times as we have witnessed over years that franchises are ready to drop talented names despite signing them in an auction to ensure that the teams are well balanced in the tournament.
Last season we have seen, world’s best bowler Dale Steyn who was hardly used by Gujarat Lions as well as Trent Boult who was used only in one game by Sunrisers and this year is no different as we are yet to witness so many good players who did not make an appearance for their franchise despite being in the second week of the tournament. Here we look at the benched XI of IPL 2017 so far.
#1. Martin Guptill
The talented Kiwi batsman has managed to find a bidder in the form of Kings XI Punjab in the auctions but has been benched so far as Virender Sehwag has opted to play Hashim Amla instead.
