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IPL 2018: One player that each franchise regret buying this season

IPL 2018
Franchises had an opportunity to completely revamp their squad

We are almost done with one-third of the group stage games in IPL 2018. The race for a top-four finish is getting intense each passing day. Sunrisers Hyderabad is unbeaten in the tournament while Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi Daredevils are off to a poor start. 

Unlike previous years, franchises had an opportunity to completely revamp their squad and some of them did. Every team went with a strategy in the IPL auction and managed to assemble a good squad. As the season enters an important phase, franchises are already doing a retrospection on whom they should have bought and whom they should not have.

On that note, let’s take a look at the one player that each franchise regret signing this season

#1 Chennai Super Kings: Mark Wood

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Wood gave away 49 runs in his first game

Chennai Super Kings’ return to IPL produced a blockbuster inaugural game of IPL 2018 when they beat Mumbai Indians by 1 wickets in the penultimate ball of the chase. Bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 1.5 crores, Mark Wood was expected to lead CSK’s pace attack in IPL 2018. A lot was expected of Mark Wood as Chennai Super Kings did not sign any experienced seamer other than the Englishman. 

However, his first game in IPL ended is a disaster. Mark Wood finished his debut IPL game with figures of 4-0-49-0. His debut game turned out to be his only game for Chennai Super Kings so far in the IPL 2018. Chennai Super Kings has leaked more than 190 runs twice in their first 3 games and their decision to buy Mark Wood does not look good at the moment.

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