IPL Auction 2020: 5 released players who might go unsold

#2 Andrew Tye

Andre Tye failed miserably for KXIP in 2019

The Western Australian cricketer, Andrew Tye earned a name for himself with his enhanced ability in T20s to choke runs in the death overs and pick wickets with his subtle variations. Tye, who picked a five-wicket haul on his debut in the IPL, was expectedly one of the hot buys in IPL 2018.

He was bought for a hefty auction price of INR 7.2 Cr, after an intense bidding war between his eventual franchise Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings. Tye was the purple cap holder in IPL 2018 with 24 wickets in 14 matches for KXIP.

However, he failed to back it up in the next season, and as a result, was released by Punjab ahead of the auction.

As he now makes a comeback to the auction table for another season at the IPL, the Perth-born cricketer might just not earn a place in any of the franchises. The mini-auction offers a limited quota of overseas spots to each team, and it will be a tough ask for Tye to trump some of the best overseas players in red-hot form and get a possible bid for himself.