IPL 2018: Top 5 players who are NOT playing this season

4) Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga is the highest wicket taker in the history of IPL

The highest wicket taker in the history of the IPL, Lasith Malinga went unsold at the 2018 IPL auction.

Malinga is the most successful bowler in the history of the IPL, having taken taken 154 wickets in 110 matches at an astonishing economy rate of just 6.86 runs per over. There was a time when Malinga used to the most sought after player in the shortest format of the game, as he used to send chills down the spines of batsmen with his toe crushing yorkers and deceptive slower balls.

But father time has taken its toll on Malinga, and it is hard to believe that fans won't be seeing the magic of Malinga in the 11th season of the IPL. He will instead be seen in a new role this season, as the bowling mentor of current champions Mumbai Indians.