ISURU UDANA

Isuru Udana was a surprise late pick by the RCB for his base price of INR 50 lakhs. An exponent of a variety of deliveries in cricket, Udana was seen as an asset for the team, especially on the slow tracks of the UAE, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

He is considered a limited-overs specialist for Sri Lanka and has done well lately in international cricket as well and a lot was expected from him, given his experience as well. Udana played 10 matches and picked 8 wickets at an economy of 9.72.

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RCB had him pegged as a death overs bowler and he did his best to keep the runs down, but once the batsmen got acquainted with his variations, he proved to be a sitting duck for big hitters. Even though he tried everything, and performed nicely, it probably wasn’t enough to impress those who mattered.

His experience vouched for more wickets in death overs at a better economy and his numbers just didn’t quite reflect what was expected from him and showed that he failed to live up to those expectations.