5 Australian stars who failed to shine in the IPL

#1 Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting, who scored more than 27,000 runs in his 17-year-long career, had established himself as one of the modern-day batting greats.

Ponting, who boasts of a staggering Test average of 51.85 and an ODI average of 42.03, struggled when it came to the shortest format of the game.

Gifted with the ability to adapt and thrive at will in any format of the game, the former Australian skipper managed to score just 90 runs in 10 IPL games at an unbelievably low average of 10.11.

The 'Punter', who led Australia to consecutive World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, registered only 2 international fifties in the 20-over format, with his career-best T20I score being 98*.

The 43-year-old took over the reins at Delhi Daredevils from former India captain Rahul Dravid as the head coach of the franchise for IPL 2018.

Ponting, who turned out for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008, played for Mumbai Indians in 2013 and coached them in 2015 and 2016.