IPL 2018: 5 star performers from last season who were not retained

#2 Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan has been one of the key batsmen in Sunrisers Hyderabad's setup the psat few seasons. He consistently delivered with the bat last season, scoring 479 runs in 14 matches at an average of 36.84. Even though he ended third on the list of the highest run-scorers in the 2017 edition, the Hyderabad-based franchise overlooked his performances and chose not to retain him.

Sunrisers Hyderabad smartly retained two of their big players David Warner and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But, their decision to overlook Dhawan, even after seeing his form in limited-overs cricket in recent times, may prove to be a poor one. Dhawan will surely be hot property in the auction and SRH may find it difficult to use a Right to Match card for him.