IPL 2018: Benched XI

The 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League concluded on Sunday with the Chennai Super Kings claiming their third title by beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

While all teams used most of their players during the course of the competition, there were a few who played very few matches.

Here's a look at an XI with players who played very few matches in the competition this year:

Murali Vijay

Bought by the Chennai Super Kings at a price of Rs 2 crore, Murali Vijay found himself out of favour as MS Dhoni and co. preferred to use the likes of Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson at the top of the order.

The right-hander played just one match in the 2018 season, scoring 12 runs in that game.

Cameron Delport

Unlike the other franchises, the Kolkata Knight Riders did not have the largest of squads to choose from, but they did find the right combination with the resources at their disposal and ensured they made it to the Playoff stage of the competition.

One of the players they did not use during the course of the competition was Cameron Delport, who did not get to play a single game for the side this year.

Tiwary did not feature in a single game

Naman Ojha

The Madhya Pradesh cricketer was part of the Delhi Daredevils setup but did not feature consistently in the side as Rishabh Pant got the nod and due to stellar showings with the bat kept his spot in the side.

He just played the solitary match for his side in the 2018 edition of the competition.

Ishank Jaggi

The Jharkhand right-hander, who was picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders, did not get the kind of the opportunities that he would have hoped for as the franchise did not play him in a single game, right throughout the duration of the competition.

Saurabh Tiwary

The left-hander has been around for a while, having played for a couple of franchises since 2010. In 2018,he was picked by the Mumbai Indians, but remained on the bench for the duration of the competition, failing to get a single game.

Nabi played just the two matches for the side

Mohammad Nabi

The Sunrisers Hyderabad may have made the final thanks to the exploits of Rashid Khan with the ball, but there was one other Afghan in the side who did not play much.

Mohammad Nabi played just the two matches for the franchise this year and he will hope to get more opportunities next year to show his prowess both with bat and ball.

Gurkeerat Singh Mann

The Punjab right-hander, who was part of the Delhi Daredevils setup in this year's competition, did not feature in a single game for the franchise as they opted to use the likes of Vijay Shankar and others in the middle order.

Maybe as a finisher, he could have been a handy option to have down the order.

After his poor outing against the Chennai Super Kings, Vinay Kumar fell out of

favour

Chris Jordan

Picked for his prowess at the death, Chris Jordan could not quite show how good he could be with the ball at the final stages of the innings as the franchise gave him just the solitary opportunity where he went for 31 runs in his four overs with the ball.

He will hope to get more chances next year.

R Vinay Kumar

A three-time winner of this competition, R Vinay Kumar was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders setup in the 2018 edition and played two matches for the franchises.

After his forgettable outing against the Chennai Super Kings, where he gave away 19 runs in five balls, the right-arm seamer did not find a spot in the playing XI as the team opted to go for the rookie Prasidh Krishna, who impressed one-and-all with his showing.

Choudhary did not get a game with the RCB this year

Aniket Choudhary

The left-arm seamer, who was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore setup in the 2018 edition, did not get to play a single game even when the bowling unit continued to have its fair share of problems for most of the competition.

Rahul Chahar

The younger brother of Chennai Super Kings paceman Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar was part of the Mumbai Indians camp but did not get enough opportunities to show his prowess as they opted to play Mayank Markande instead in the playing XI.