IPL 2020: 5 players who could be released and bought back by their teams

#2 Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey cost ₹11 crore in the 2018 auction.

Manish Pandey was bought for an eye-watering ₹11 crore in 2018 and it looked like SunRisers Hyderabad finally found the answer to their middle-order woes. However, he flattered to deceive with a poor season as he couldn't even score 300 runs. Pandey started the 2019 season on an abject note as well and was dropped for a few games. However, he found form at his favoured No.3 position and scored three half-centuries.

He is unquestionably one of the best middle-order batsmen in India but ₹11 crore still feels like a bit too much. That is the same amount that was paid for KL Rahul by KXIP and looking at the gulf between their performances, teams might not bid for him at the same rate. Pandey's value might drop by ₹4-5 crore and that amount can be used to buy another quality player to strengthen the SRH squad.