5 players that may have gone out of favor with IPL franchises

Munaf Patel

Legend has it that Munaf Patel was yanked out of his farm and enlisted by the Gujarat Lions for IPL 2017. It is the same Munaf who used to bowl 145 kmph in 2006, and it is the same Munaf who last bowled 145 kmph in 2006.

People seemed to have forgotten Munaf’s tearaway pace. During the trials, one of the coaches asked him to put more flight in his deliveries. A bewildered Raina got an idea and decided to use Munaf in the powerplays. You know, like Washington Sundar and Harbhajan Singh?

Two matches and one wicket later, the 33-year-old boasted how he was back to full fitness. Someone then pointed out to him that the IPL was already over.