SARFARAZ KHAN

Just like three of the previous cricketers, Sarfaraz Khan was given only 5 matches to prove his worth. Out of these 5 games, he got an opportunity to bat thrice and remained not out once. Even then, he was dropped after the first half of the tournament.

IPL 2020: Sarfaraz Khan hoping to justify vote of confidence by KXIP think-tank

The 23-year-old batsman scored 12 and 7 in the first two innings and remained unbeaten on 14 in the third. In the first two instances, he came in to bat when the team was in trouble and had to bat with responsibility rather than play his natural aggressive game. He did that in the third game but was unfairly not given a longer run.

KXIP decided to bench him post that when he was actually required in the middle order to score quickly. They would have looked at his strike rate for the tournament and taken the decision to play Maxwell for a longer period.

If KXIP goes ahead with a similar mindset for IPL 2021, they might release Sarfaraz Khan back into the player pool.