We all know the fact that IPL is a platform where talent meets opportunity. In this season, we have seen many youngsters like Devdutt Padikkal, T. Natarajan, etc, and others have shown their best in their department. However, while these youngsters showing their talent in the field whereas others have been warming the bench for the whole season. Even the destructive opener Chris Lynn has also warmed the bench throughout the league. So, in this article, we take a look at the best-benched xi of this 13th edition of IPL.

The destructive batsman from

can tear apart any best bowling line-up on his day. Lynn has been brought by the defending champions Mumbai Indians as a backup opener ahead of the IPL 2020. But, he didn't get a single chance to get into the xi due to the four foreigner rule. The latter has scored 1280 runs from 41 games with a strike-rate of well over 140.

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The left-handed batsman has been the regular fixture for RCB during the IPL 2019. But in this edition of the league, the Gujarat cricketer was not able to play a single game for his franchise as one of the best batsmen, AB de Villiers, took the wicket-keeping duties for his team. The southpaw has a lot in his pocket as he amassed 2848 runs from 139 games including thirteen fifties in his bag.

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Manan Vohra came into the spotlight after his prolific performances with the bat during the U-19 World Cup 2012. Later in 2013, he was bought by Kings Xi Punjab where he failed to live up to the expectations due to his poor shows with the bat. But the latter showed his class in the 2014 season by helping his team to reach the finals for the first time in the history of IPL. And in this season, Vohra was left out of the xi throughout the league.

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Virat Singh came into the limelight after his impressive performances in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy as he went on to amass 343 runs that he played at an average of around 58. After that, he was bought by

where he warmed the bench throughout the tournament in the presence of Priyam Garg and Abdul Samad. Let's see how the left-hander manages to get into the xi in the upcoming season.

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Anmolpreet Singh was bought in by the Mumbai Indians for INR 80 Lakhs ahead of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League. He gets into the spotlight after his crucial performance Under-19 World Cup 2016 semi-final against

. During the game, the youngster scored 72 runs which helped his side to get over the victory line. However, Anmolpreet Singh hasn't got a single chance to prove himself in the star-filled Mumbai Indians.

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Pawan Negi made his impact in the IPL in the 2015 season by playing under the leadership of

. After his fabulous performance in the IPL 2015, he was roped by Delhi for a whopping price of INR 8.5 Crores ahead of the IPL 2016. But he didn't live up to the expectations of the franchise as he was released by them in the next auction. The Virat-led side had shown interest in him as they bought the left-hander who was the highest wicket-taker for them during the season. And coming to this season, Negi has warmed the bench for the whole season due to the presence of

in the squad.

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Another player from the Mumbai squad gets on the list. The defending champions Mumbai Indians roped him 2018 IPL Auction for INR 20 Lakhs. Later in 2019, Anukul made his debut against Chenna Super Kings and showed his skills with the ball. Still, the youngster was dropped from the XI, and in this season, the Jharkand based has been benched for the whole season of the league.

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Sherfane Rutherford is the fourth player Rohit-led franchise to get into the list. The latter was warming the bench for the whole season due to the presence of many star players in the MI squad. However, Rutherford played seven matches in IPL and has scored 73 runs including seven wickets in his bag. Let's see he can be able to make it into the playing xi in the next season.

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The leggie who hails from Nepal is the first and only cricketer from his country to take part in the cash-rich contest. He was bought in by the Iyer-led franchise in the 2018 IPL. Sandeep has played 9 matches in the IPL and picked up 13 wickets for his team. And coming to this season, Sandeep didn't get into the line-up due to the presence of Ashwin and Axar Patel who are doing well in their department.

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Ishan Porel was bought in by Kings Xi Punjab for his base price of INR 20 Lakhs. The youngster caught the eye of the selectors after his heroics in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup quarterfinals where he is in top form with the ball against

as he just giveaway 8 runs in his five overs. Though, the Bengali hasn't been able to make it into the playing xi of KXIP and warmed the bench throughout the league.

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The right-arm pacer from Australia was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the IPL 2017. Adding to that, the Aussie has played only six games for the franchise and managed to pick up 7 wickets under his belt. Moreover, the presence of Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow, Mohammed Nabi, David Warner, and the four foreigner rule has made him warm the bench on most of the occasions.