IPL 2018: 5 players who must be dropped from their respective teams

#1 Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir returned to Delhi Daredevils after a 7-year long wait. Gambhir who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous seasons led his team to win the title twice. Gambhir expressed his desire to play for Delhi Daredevils in the IPL and requested Kolkata Knight Riders not to retain him.

Gambhir is having a horrible time at Delhi Daredevils both as a captain and as a batsman. He stepped down as captain of the franchise following 5 losses in 6 matches.

In the 6 matches that he has played so far, he has scored 85 runs at an average of 17.00 and a strike rate of 96.59. He scored a fifty in the opening game against Kings XI Punjab and has failed since then.

Gambhir has not been able to provide headstart to his team as he is wasting the powerplay overs playing defensively. It is a bitter truth that he needs to be dropped from the playing XI and must be replaced by an attacking batsman at the top. Naman Ojha would be the best replacement for him in the playing XI.