IPL 2020 auction: 5 unsold Indian players from last season the franchises could target this year

2) Vishnu Vinod

Vishnu Vinod

Vishnu Vinod is a wicket-keeper batsman who plays for Kerala in the domestic circuit. He is no stranger to the IPL, having played for the Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017 after coming in as a replacement for the injured KL Rahul.

Vinod's T20 stats (strike-rate of 138.10 with 64 fours and 35 sixes in 24 matches so far) are a clear indication of his batting style and calibre.

The 25-year-old, who was released by RCB ahead of 2018 IPL, found no buyers in seasons 11 and 12 with a base price of INR 20 lakh. But that could change soon considering Vinod accumulated 399 runs in 7 matches for Kerala in the 2018-19 Ranji season apart from emerging as the southern state's highest run-getter in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 225 runs in six matches.

With 508 runs in 8 matches (highest score of 139) that includes three centuries and one half-century, Vinod totally dominated the bowlers during the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. Given his IPL experience and current form, he might well be a part of one of the eight franchises in 2020 IPL.