One player each team could regret buying at IPL Auction 2020

#3 Sheldon Cottrell (Kings XI Punjab)

Sheldon Cottrell has failed to prove his toughness in the Indian conditions so far

Sheldon Cottrell was one of the biggest surprise buys of the auction. Kings XI Punjab paid INR 8.5 cr for the services of the West Indian fast bowler. Cottrell has never played in the IPL before and paying such a price for a player who has no experience of playing in the IPL could prove to be costly. His recent T20 record in India is not very encouraging either. In the recently concluded T20 series vs India, Cottrell managed to take just 3 wickets in 3 T20 games at an average of more than 30.

It is a huge gamble to pay such an amount for a player who is already 30 and has little experience of playing in Indian conditions. Thus, Kings XI Punjab might regret buying Sheldon Cottrell for the upcoming IPL edition.

#2 Mitchell Marsh (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Mitch Marsh in action

Mitchell Marsh was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 2 cr in the IPL auctions. Marsh last played in the IPL for the Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL 2016. He failed to make any significant impact on the Pune based franchise. Marsh managed to score just 7 runs in 3 league games for the Supergiants. Over the years, Marsh has been known as someone who has bags of potential but fails to live up to expectations on a consistent basis. His story in the IPL has been similar to his international career.

Sunrisers Hyderabad already has the likes of David Warner, Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan and Billy Stanlake in their ranks, thus it is unlikely that Marsh would get enough opportunities to start in the playing 11. Sunrisers may find it difficult to justify the price paid for him throughout the IPL 2020.