IPL Auction 2019: Hits and Misses 

Misses:

#1 Manoj Tiwary

Tiwary was a part of Kings XI Punjab in 2018

One of the regulars in the Indian domestic circuit for quite some time now, Manoj Tiwary didn't interest any franchise at the IPL auctions for 2019.

Tiwary was released by Kings XI Punjab ahead of the auctions after making appearances in only a few games in 2018. Bengal skipper has so far appeared in every edition of the IPL, unfortunately not to continue his streak in IPL-12 next year.

A typical Indian middle-order batsman, Tiwary has shown his ability in the past with both bat and the ball. In his 98 appearances at IPL, he boasts of nearly 1700 runs across eleven years.

It was indeed gut-wrenching for the 33-year old to conceive what went wrong that he saw no buyers at the IPL auction.

Tiwary, who was a vital cog for Rising Pune SuperGiants in 2017, in their most successful campaign before they lost in the final against Mumbai Indians.

His lower-order runs had bailed his team out of trouble on many occasions. Even in the domestic games for Bengal, the skipper stood tall many a times to fight until it was all over.