IPL 2018: 5 players who can replace Faf du Plessis if he is ruled out of IPL
Faf Du Plessis has had a pretty painful 2018 so far. He broke his finger during India's tour of South Africa and was not part of the South African team for the last 5 ODIs and T20s. He was then ruled out for a period of six weeks and was slated for a comeback for the series against Australia.
Despite making a comeback against Australia, he had a poor series and only upped his game in the final match. His knock came against all odds as he was hit on the same finger that he broke earlier this year.
Du Plessis battled through the pain-barrier and managed to score a century despite his injury but the situation could affect his participation in the upcoming IPL. CSK have already lost Mitchell Santner to an injury but have not sought for any replacements and might look at these players to replace Du Plessis if he is indeed ruled out of this year's IPL.
#5 Martin Guptill
Martin Guptill is one of the biggest stars in the present New Zealand team and he plays for his country in all the formats of the game. Though he plays in all the three formats he is often considered as a specialist in the shorter formats of the game.
Guptill is an explosive player and hence he can be relied upon to provide quick starts to the Chennai side and would be an ideal partner for the more composed Murali Vijay. He also has a decent record in T20s for the New Zealand team as he has scored 2271 runs in 75 T20s at an impressive average of 34 and a strike rate of 133.
The opener's performance in IPL, however, has been below par at best as he has scored just 189 runs in 10 matches at a paltry average of 21. His weakness against spin is known to many and he might find it difficult to perform at Chepauk but he has the ability to overcome his shortcomings and it would be interesting to see if CSK actually go for him.
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