IPL 2016: 8 teams and the type of player they desperately lack

6. Rising Pune Supergiants

The Rising Pune Supergiants have been marred by injuries to their key players this season

It is quite hard to comprehend that a side led by MS Dhoni finds itself in the lower half of the points table, and is struggling with both, their form and the injuries to their players.

Having already lost Kevin Pietersen, Steven Smith, Faf du Plessis, and Mitchell Marsh, the beleaguered side now looks for inspiration from any and every corner. The additions of George Bailey and Usman Khawaja would boost the morale of the side and they would look to use that to their advantage.

Even after these additions, the Pune middle-order looks fragile and lacks a batsman who can bind the innings together and play till the end of the innings. In Thisara Perera, Irfan Pathan, and Albie Morkel, they have bowling all-rounders but none of them qualify as a solid middle-order batsman.

With Dhoni now likely to bat at No. 4, the positions 5, 6, and 7 become extremely crucial, and they only have George Bailey who can bat at these numbers as a middle-order batsman.