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Warner to Williamson: Top five players who might be playing thier last ipl in IPL 2024. Photo: Sportzpics

Warner to Williamson: Top five players who might be playing thier last ipl in IPL 2024. Photo: Sportzpics


Sourav Ganguly said that his Delhi Capitals player, Jake Fraser-McGurk, is going to be a game-changer in the future and all the teams would want him on their side. The reason was his ability to strike from ball one. Similar sentiments were echoed by South Africa and Gujarat Titans player David Miller.


“I suppose as we move forward, it becomes more and more about impact. How impactful are you in the game? Depending on the situation. If we need 15 an over, can you do it? And that’s, I think, what guys are going to have to select teams on — their match-winning ability,” added the Proteas player.


This focus on strike rate means that those who are lagging will have to pay the price. Here are the top five players who will be playing their last IPL as they lag in the strike rate quotient and do not have age by their side to make a difference later on, to come back and play IPL again.


David Warner


Warner, who moved on from Sunrisers back to his first base in Delhi, has not found the going smooth. He has been replaced at the opening slot more often in 2024 than not. The 37-year-old has already called it quits in the longest format and this year’s T20 World Cup would most likely be his last as far as the white-ball format of international cricket is concerned.


His strike rate has gone down over the years in the league and thus if he is not effective at the top in the powerplay, there is no point having him in the team.

Warner’s strike rate over the years in IPL

Series

Mat

Inns

NO

100s

50s

0s

HS

Runs

Avg

S/R

2009

7

7

0

0

1

1

51

163

23.29

123.48

2010

11

11

1

1

1

2

107*

282

28.2

147.64

2011

13

13

0

0

3

0

77

324

24.92

117.39

2012

8

8

1

1

1

0

109*

256

36.57

164.1

2013

16

16

3

0

4

2

77

410

31.54

126.93

2014

14

14

3

0

6

1

90

528

48

140.8

2015

14

14

1

0

7

0

91

562

43.23

156.55

2016

17

17

3

0

9

1

93*

848

60.57

151.43

2017

14

14

3

1

4

0

126

641

58.27

141.81

2019

12

12

2

1

8

0

100*

692

69.2

143.87

2020

16

16

2

0

4

0

85*

548

39.14

134.64

2021

8

8

0

0

2

1

57

195

24.38

107.73

2022

12

12

3

0

5

1

92*

432

48

150.52

2023

14

14

0

0

6

2

86

516

36.86

131.63

2024

8

8

0

0

1

0

52

168

21

134.4

Overall (15)

184

184

22

4

62

11

126

6565

40.52

139.77


Kane Williamson


Second on the list of players who might not play any more IPL seasons is Kane Williamson. The Kiwi captain peaked in the 2017 and 2018 seasons when he led the Sunrisers. But after that, he was never able to strike at the same rate of 140-150 and his averages also did not improve. To see him getting a bid in the next mega auction would be highly unlikely in today’s world where strike rate is the parameter for judging a talent.

Kane Williamson’s IPL numbers

Series

Mat

Inns

NO

100s

50s

0s

HS

Runs

Avg

S/R

2015

2

2

1

0

0

0

26*

31

31

114.81

2016

6

6

0

0

1

0

50

124

20.67

101.64

2017

7

7

1

0

2

0

89

256

42.67

151.48

2018

17

17

3

0

8

1

84

735

52.5

142.44

2019

9

9

2

0

1

0

70*

156

22.29

120

2020

12

11

4

0

3

0

67

317

45.29

133.76

2021

10

10

4

0

2

0

66*

266

44.33

113.19

2022

13

13

2

0

1

1

57

216

19.64

93.51

2023

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

2024

2

2

0

0

0

0

26

27

13.5

100

Overall (10)

79

77

17

0

18

2

89

2128

35.47

125.62


Shikhar Dhawan


Not playing domestic cricket, is not part of Indian cricket’s frame of things as far as international cricket is concerned, and gets injured regularly. Shikhar Dhawan’s stars are in the doldrums at the moment and as a result, his form is on the wrong side as well. He has been unable to play the entire season as skipper in the last two seasons. At 38 years of age, it would be hard for Dhawan to find buyers more so because many young Indians want to open the batting.


Shikhar Dhawan’s IPL performances over the years


Series

Mat

Inns

NO

100s

50s

0s

HS

Runs

Avg

S/R

2008

14

14

5

0

4

1

68*

340

37.78

115.25

2009

5

4

0

0

0

0

22

40

10

88.89

2010

10

10

0

0

2

1

56

191

19.1

112.35

2011

14

14

2

0

2

0

95*

400

33.33

129.03

2012

15

15

1

0

5

0

84

569

40.64

129.61

2013

10

10

2

0

3

1

73*

311

38.88

122.92

2014

14

14

1

0

2

0

64*

377

29

118.18

2015

14

14

1

0

3

0

54

353

27.15

123.43

2016

17

17

4

0

4

1

82*

501

38.54

116.78

2017

14

14

1

0

3

0

77

479

36.85

127.39

2018

16

16

3

0

4

1

92*

497

38.23

136.91

2019

16

16

1

0

5

1

97*

521

34.73

135.68

2020

17

17

3

2

4

4

106*

618

44.14

144.73

2021

16

16

1

0

3

0

92

587

39.13

124.63

2022

14

14

2

0

3

0

88*

460

38.33

122.67

2023

11

11

2

0

3

1

99*

373

41.44

142.91

2024

5

5

0

0

1

0

70

152

30.4

125.62

Overall (17)

222

221

29

2

51

11

106*

6769

35.26

127.14


Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma, in what could potentially be his last IPL game, took three wickets and those were the wickets of KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, and Deepak Hooda. However, even at just 35 years of age, Ishant has been through so many injuries that it is hard to expect him to play more. He is not the best at death either. So his biggest weapon is early swing. With batters striking the way they have in IPL 2024, they could very well cancel the swing with big hitting and thus render Ishant impactless.


Umesh Yadav


Another player who might be picked at next year’s mega IPL auction is Umesh Yadav. In the last five seasons, Umesh has been able to get more than 10 wickets only once. He is not playing all the matches and at 36, he is not the express best he used to be. Though the ‘Vidarbha Express’ has been able to run through 148 games and pick 144 wickets, but it is almost time for him now as bidders will think twice before going for him. The questions will be what would they get from him?

First Published: May 28 2024 | 5:37 PM IST

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