IPL 2024: 3 players who were underutilized by Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants. (Source -IPL/BCCI)

The 17th edition of the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) reached its conclusion last night as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final of the tournament to lift their third title. Over the course of two months, ten teams gave it their all in order to reach the playoffs and ultimately try and win the championship.

One of the most consistent teams for the past two years has been Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) but they couldn’t make it to the playoffs for the third time in a row after some poor performances at the back end of the tournament. Let’s take a look at the three players who were underutilised by LSG in IPL 2024.

Here are the top three players underutilised by LSG during IPL 2024:

3. Manimaran Siddharth 

After an impressive start to the campaign where he was able to scalp the wicket of Virat Kohli, everyone thought that Manimaran Siddharth would be the upcoming star from the Lucknow Super Giants. However, he was dropped from the side and not much was spoken by the captain or the team management about the player’s absence.

On pitches that assisted spinners and had some turn and bounce, part-time bowlers and veteran spinner Amit Mishra were used instead of him. Despite not playing many matches in the IPL 2024, he had a decent economy of 7.89 and he has the potential to play all the games from the next season onwards.

2. Arshin Kulkarni 

Prior to the start of the season, it was expected that the fans would get to see more of Arshin Kulkarni, after his glorious display during the 2024 Under-19 World Cup. However, it wasn’t the case as the batting all-rounder did not get many opportunities during the Indian Premier League 2024 season.

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After Quinton de Kock’s injury, Arshin opened the batting alongside skipper KL Rahul on two occasions but could only muster nine runs. The youngster should have been given a longer rope as he has the potential to come good for his franchise and just needed a little bit more confidence and backing.

1. Kyle Mayers

One of the most shocking things that the fans realised after Lucknow Super Giants’ campaign ended was that Kyle Mayers didn’t play a single game for the franchise this season. Till last year, he was preferred as the designated opening partner alongside KL Rahul but couldn’t register a single appearance this time around.

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The franchise used three different opening pairs in the tournament and none of them were truly able to cement the opener’s spot along with KL Rahul. The team management made a mistake by not giving Mayers a chance as his attacking intent would have helped the side during the season.