Most expensive player of IPL and lackluster performance.
Most expensive player of IPL and lackluster performance.
News2News.in Explainer: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is now in its final stages. All the teams are trying their best to make it to the IPL playoffs. To win the IPL trophy, some teams included star players in their team by placing the highest bid. But the players on whom the IPL teams spent a lot of money, they sank the team’s boat.
5 players of IPL 2023, prices are big and Darshan is small
Sam Karen:England’s star all-rounder Sam Karan was the most expensive player in the mini auction of IPL 16th season. Punjab Kings included him in their team after spending 18.5 crores, but Sam Karan has not been able to perform for the team according to his price. Sam has so far played 13 matches for Punjab Kings this season, scoring only 227 runs at an average of 22.70 and a strike rate of 131.98. At the same time, his performance in his bowling also remained lackluster. Sam Karan has taken only 9 wickets in 13 matches and during this time he has scored runs at an economy rate of 10.11.
Cameron Green: After Hardik Pandya’s move to Gujarat Titans and Kieron Pollard’s retirement, Mumbai Indians were looking for a solid all-rounder. In the IPL 2023 auction, Mumbai made a big bet on Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and included him in their team by bidding Rs 17.5 crore. But Green too has not lived up to his name for Mumbai Indians. Green has so far been able to score 281 runs in his 13 matches for Mumbai, during which his strike rate is 146.35 and average is 40.14. At the same time, in bowling, he has taken only 6 wickets in 13 matches, while during this time he has scored runs at an economy rate of 9.97. Mumbai will be hoping that he performs well in the coming matches to help the team reach the playoffs.
Ben Stokes: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team Chennai Super Kings made England’s star all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes a part of their team by making a big bid of Rs 16.25 crore. So far Ben Stokes has been able to score only 15 runs in IPL 2023. In such a situation, even his one run is more expensive than one crore rupees. In the 16th season of IPL, Ben Stokes has played 2 matches so far, in which he has scored only 15 runs at a strike rate of 107.14 and bowled a total of 18 runs in one over. He has also been injured in the IPL 2023 season.
Nicholas Pooran: West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran was bought by Lucknow Supergiants in Mini Auction 2023 with a bid of Rs 16 crore. So far, barring one innings against Pooran’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), his bat has remained calm on many occasions. Against RCB, Nicholas had won his team by hitting Pachasa in 15 balls. In this match, he played a stormy inning of 62 runs in 19 balls.
Harry Brooke: England’s debutant batsman Harry Brook had created panic all over the world with his brilliant batting in international cricket. Thinking of this, Sunrisers Hyderabad included him in their team by bidding Rs 13.25 crores. But this England batsman also does not seem to be doing justice to his price. Harry Brook has played matches in IPL 2023 so far. During this, he has made only 163 runs at a batting average of 20.38 and a slow strike rate of 121.64. In this too, he scored a match-winning century, otherwise his average and runs would have been even lower.
After the end of the IPL 2023 season, there will be many teams who will release these players and replace them with other players. On the other hand, these players would like to perform well in the remaining matches and end the season on a high note.
