You never know what lies ahead of you in the IPL. One moment, you could get unsold and the next, you could find success as an injury replacement. On that note, here, we take a look at the list of five players who got selected as replacement players but are now retained before Mega Auctions.
1) Matheesha Pathirana
It was Adam Milne’s injury which allowed CSK to pick Pathirana as the replacement. One of the best calls by CSK in the recent years, Pathirana is one of the best bowlers in the league right now.
2) Rajat Patidar
Rajat Patidar is one of the players who got selected as replacement players but are now retained before Mega Auctions. He was there in RCB and then, he was dropped and remained unsold. He was picked as the replacement for Luvnith Sisodia, he go. In a few years, he became a vital part of the middle order.
3) Abishek Porel
Abishek Porel was the answer when Rishabh Pant was ruled out for a season due to an injury. The West Bengal lad did well for two seasons and now, he has been retained by Delhi Capitals as an uncapped cricketer.
4) Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana is also one of the players who got selected as replacement players but are now retained before Mega Auctions. Rasikh Salam had to leave the season due to an injury. Hence, Harshit Rana was selected by KKR and in a few seasons, he managed to lead the pace attack.
5) Sandeep Sharma
Sandeep Sharma is a part of this list of players who got selected as replacement players but are now retained before Mega Auctions. It was Prasidh Krishna’s injury which forced RR to look for a replacement. Sandeep Sharma was brilliant in different phases of the game. With him qualifying as an uncapped player, it was an easy decision to make for the management.
