MUJEEB UR RAHMAN

The 19-year-old from Afghanistan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, was supposed to be a key player for KXIP in the UAE as it was expected that the pitches would dry out as the tournament progresses and the spinners would play a major role.

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However, it did not happen as the curators did a good job to maintain the pitches. The tracks in Dubai were relatively slow in the first half of the tournament but KXIP failed to utilize those by bringing in Mujeeb Ur Rahman. He remained on the bench for 12 of the 14 games.

In the 2 games that he played, he conceded 83 runs without picking up a single wicket. KXIP have the likes of Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, and Deepak Hooda to tweak the ball and might not need Rahman in the future. The fact that he provides almost nothing with the bat doesn’t help him too.

In 2021, we might see Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowling those off-breaks for a different franchise.