IPL 2020: The best XI of released players ahead of the auction

Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph, Andrew Tye, Piyush Chawla

West Indies' Alzarri Joseph had a dream debut in IPL 2019 when he blew away Sunrisers Hyderabad with 6 for 12. His pace was something SRH just couldn’t handle.

However, Joseph got injured fielding in a game against Rajasthan Royals and was ruled out of the season after three games. If fit, he has already demonstrated what he can do.

Australia’s limited overs specialist Andrew Tye has the ability to bowl consistent yorkers at the death, and he is also clever with variations in pace. He was the Purple Cap holder in 2018 with 24 wickets for KXIP, and has performed impressively for Australia too in T20Is.

Tye was the first player to take a hat-trick on IPL debut, playing for Gujarat Lions against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. However, he had an off-year in 2019, with three scalps in six games.

The spin duties of the released XI can be handled by Piyush Chawla.

Like Uthappa, Chawla has been one of the faces for KKR over the years. He can outwit batsmen with his guile as a leg-spinner, evident from the fact that he has 150 IPL scalps to his name.

Chawla claimed 10 wickets in 13 games for KKR in 2019, and was subsequently released by them after a long association.