IPL 2018: 5 star batsmen who could come in as replacements

Modified Mar 22, 2018 21:32 IST

Hashim Amla's exclusion was the biggest surprise of the IPL Auction 2018

#2 Martin Guptill

Guptill was ignored at the IPL auction, again!

Despite being supremely talented, the Blackcaps opener manages to get ignored at the IPL auction every year. This time around, it was nothing different! Being one of only 5 players to score a double hundred in ODI cricket, Guptill was roped in as a replacement for injured Lendl Simmons by the Mumbai Indians in his only edition of the IPL so far in 2016.

He is an attacking batsman who is known to give brisk starts and also very athletic in the field as well. His heroics in the shortest format keep pushing his case to be a part of the IPL as a replacement and should get an entry if someone suddenly becomes unavailable for the 2018 season.

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