IPL 2020 Auction: One surprise retention made by each team

#5 Sunrisers Hyderabad - Sreevats Goswami

Sreevats Goswami

Retained players: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Shahbaz Nadeem, Billy Stanlake, Basil Thampi, and T Natarajan

Sunrisers Hyderabad have made the least releases this time around. They have mostly let go of their back-up options, hoping to but their replacements at this year's IPL auction. However, a few of their retentions lack enough rationale, including the decision to retain Shreevats Goswami for the next season.

Sunrisers already fancy an explosive wicket-keeper opening batsman in Jonny Bairstow, who's a sure starter in the playing XI. The Orange Army consider Wriddhiman Saha the replacement for Bairstow at the top of the order. As a result, Goswami's inclusion in the side is a little unexpected.

Even in 2019, being a seasoned campaigner for Bengal, Goswami didn't get an opportunity to play even a single match in the entire season. He might once again be seen warming the bench for most of the season.

#4 Delhi Capitals - Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan

Retained players: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, and Sandeep Lamichhane

Avesh Khan is another young Indian speedster who hasn't done entire justice to his abilities as a fast bowler. He's quick and possesses a rare ability to swing the ball both ways at a decent speed. However, his inconsistency hasn't allowed him to make any further progress at the higher level.

Even in the IPL, playing for Delhi, Avesh is the third or the fourth choice seamer in the team. With the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Ishant Sharma making most of their opportunities, Avesh has never been a regular in the side.

In IPL 2019, he played a solitary game and went wicketless, doing no good to his cause for the remaining matches. Considering his no-show last season, and a spin-friendly track at Kotla, Delhi's decision to retain Avesh was quite surprising.