IPL 2018: One player from each team who should be dropped from the starting XI

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The IPL season is up and running and almost all the teams have played 5 games each. That is more than enough time for a coach to get his first XI right but still, there are a few who have done nothing significant and are still in the playing XI.

Playing these players time and again and not giving a chance to the ones on the bench will not turn out to be a good thing for the franchises.

Without further ado, here are the players who need to be dropped from the starting XI of each time:

DD – Vijay Shankar

The 3.2 crore signing has not proved that he is worth the amount paid for him. The Tamil Nadu all-rounder has not hit the ground running and needs to be dropped for a few games.

In his 4 games this season, Vijay has scored 18 runs (3 innings). His strike rate is just 90 and that's not what you want in a T20 player.

Manjot Kalra should be given a chance to play. He can open the innings with Gautam Gambhir if needed and also chip in with a few overs as well.

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