5 most expensive players flops in IPL history

5 most expensive players flops in IPL history

Indian Premier League has become one of the most popular and "glamorous" cricket leagues round the globe. Involving huge amount of money, the IPL has given many unknown cricketers a great platform to showcase their talent. But every coin has two faces and we have seen big guns of the world cricket failing miserably in this league. So, here is the list of 5 players who have not justified their price tag.

1) Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh is known for his class and caliber in the world cricket and when it comes down to T20 format, this man can take away games from the opponents at any point. But the IPL statistics suggest something else. This talent has failed miserably after being bought for an INR of Rs.14 crore by Royal Challenger Bangalore in 2014. He scored 376 runs in 14 matches at an average of 34.18 with 3 half-centuries to his name. With Yuvraj's standard this was quite a mediocre performance.

2) Dinesh Kathik

Another name that comes in the mind of every Indian spectator is of Dinesh Karthik. He scored just 325 runs at an average of 23.21 in 14 matches. Surely, this wasn't a performance of a player who was bought for Rs. 12.5 crore by Delhi Daredevils.

3) Kevin Pietersen 

 Kevin Pietersen who is known for his aggressive batting style was another miserable failure in the IPL 2014 edition. Bought at a huge amount of Rs. 9 crore, he managed 294 runs at 29.40 with just 1 fifty to his name. This was surely not a Kevin Pietersen's caliber performance.

4) Andrew Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff was a good household name whenever we talked about talented all rounders. With same image he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 9.5 crore. He scored 62 runs at an average of 31 and took only 2 wickets in the three matches he played. Though, he got injured but his performance in the matches he played was also not up to his caliber. Surely, a big failure.

5) Irfan Pathan

The fast bowling ace of Indian cricket Irfan Pathan was one of the most unsuccessful players in IPL 2011. Rs 11 crore was spent on this player by Delhi Daredevils was surely not worth. He managed to score 150 runs at average of 18.75 in 14 matches and took 11 wickets. A performance not to watch out for any spectator.   

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