IPL 2020: 4 players who might not play the All-Star match

#2 David Warner

David Warner

David Warner missed IPL 2018 because of the ban, but he made a grand comeback to the tournament last year and finished as the top run-getter. It never seemed that Warner was away from the game for a period of 12 months, as he found his rhythm straight away and played a key role in guiding Sunrisers Hyderabad to the playoffs.

Warner scored close to 700 runs in IPL 2019 and then carried that form to international cricket as well. The 33-year old scored the most number of runs for Australia in the ODI World Cup 2019. Although he had a bit of a torrid time in the Ashes series in England thereafter, Warner made up for that with a triple century back home against Pakistan.

Given his form and stature, Warner was an automatic pick in the South-West squad and his absence will be felt in the IPL All-Star game. The former Aussie vice-captain has got a massive fan following in India and people would have loved to see him rub shoulders alongside the best T20 players in the world.

Warner will join his team Sunrisers Hyderabad a little late as he is likely to represent Australia in the T20I series against the Blackcaps which will finish on March 29.