4 Ex-KKR players who could return to the franchise for IPL 2019

#2 Manoj Tiwary

Manoj Tiwary is one of the few batsmen who has batted in all positions from 1 to 7 in the batting order. The Bengal batsman has played for four teams so far in his IPL career but he had his best season at Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in 2017, when the Steve Smith-led team reached the final. In that season, he scored 324 runs at an average of 32.4 and a strike-rate of 137.29. He donned the role of a finisher really well and was a reliable player down the order for RPS.

Last year, the Bengal batsman was bought by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) for INR 1 crore. However, he played just 5 games in the entire season, scoring 47 runs at an average of 15.67 and a strike-rate of 106.82.

He played for KKR in the first 6 seasons but was pretty inconsistent. In 54 games he played for KKR, he scored 1002 runs at an average of 29.42. With KKR top heavy, Manoj Tiwary might be a valuable addition to the batting line-up.