Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians, IPL 2020
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2. Stuart Binny:

Stuart Binny, Hardik Pandya's replacement
Stuart Binny.

All-rounder Stuart Binny, who has been out of India’s national cricket team for a long time, could also prove to be an option for Hardik Pandya for the Indians in the upcoming IPL season. Binny has played in the IPL with several franchisees so far.

Binny had a disappointing performance for RR in IPL 2019 due to which the franchise released him ahead of the IPL 2020 auction. Unluckily, he could also not find a buyer in the recently-concluded auction and went unsold for the base price of 50 lakhs.

But now if Indians look for an option to replace Pandya in the upcoming IPL season, then Binny can be a good pick for them. Talking about the statistics, Binny has scored 880 runs in 95 IPL matches with a strike rate of 128.84 and has taken 22 wickets to his name.