5 expensive players from the auction who have failed to deliver

IPL auctions are equally, or even more for that matter, important to the actual action that takes place on the cricket field. The team management get a chance to change things around and form new strategies in order to help their teams win the tournament.

Teams also need to be proactive about the choices that they make at the auction. While it is good to put money on unheard names or players who have been doing well in domestic or international cricket, it is also important to make sure that they pick players who can actually translate that talent into performance on the big stage.

There have been umpteen occasions where players who are bought for huge money fail to perform in the IPL. And when this happens, fans are left wondering why the team management dished out so much money for these players.

This year has been no different and a lot of players who were bought for big amounts at the auction have failed to live up to the expectations. Here is a list of 5 such players.

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#5 Colin Ingram

Ingram has failed to finish games for the Capitals

Colin Ingram is a freelance T20 cricketer who plays in various T20 leagues in the world. Ingram's brilliant form in the CPL and BBL attracted the attention of various IPL teams.

After a long bidding war, Ingram was bought by the Delhi Capitals for a staggering sum of 6.4 crores. The Southpaw started IPL 2019 on a bright note scoring 47 runs off just 32 balls in Delhi's opening game against Mumbai. But unfortunately, Ingram hasn't been able to do much after that innings.

In the next 4 matches, he has scored just 55 runs and has failed to take his team over the line in a couple of tight finishes. With the likes of Colin Munro and Sherfane Rutherford waiting in the wings, Ingram might face the axe sooner rather than later.

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#4 Shivam Dube

Can Shivam Dube get back into RCB's playing XI?

Shivam Dube was one of the most talked about Indian uncapped player coming into the auction. Dube had been putting in strong performances for Mumbai across formats and his all-round abilities were expected to fetch him a fat paycheck.

And that is exactly what happened, as Royal Challengers Bangalore picked him for 5 crores. However, the Mumbai lad hasn't been able to perform as per expectations in the IPL so far. The 25-year-old played just 3 matches for RCB before being dropped from the playing XI.

In these 3 matches, Dube scored just 16 runs and bowled just 4 balls. RCB has a barrage of all-rounders in their line-up and thus Dube was unceremoniously dropped from the side. However, the youngster will be hoping for another chance in the playing XI to show his mettle on the big stage.

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#3 Varun Chakravarthy

Varun was hit for 25 runs in an over by Sunil Narine

IPL teams have never shied away from spending huge amounts of money on mystery spinners. And thus, when Varun Chakravarthy's name came up at the auction it triggered a bidding war.

The Tamil Nadu spinner was sold for a mind-boggling amount of 8.4 crores, 42 times his base price, to Kings XI Punjab. Playing in the IPL was a dream come true for Varun. But his dream turned into a nightmare in his debut match.

Sunil Narine took full toll of the spinner clobbering him for 25 runs in his first over. Varun never really recovered from the horrendous first over and was dropped from the Kings' playing XI.

The Kings already have Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin and Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the side and it remains to be seen if Varun gets another opportunity or his IPL dream was shortlived.

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#2 Shimron Hetmyer

Hetmyer has looked completely out of sorts

Shimron Hetmyer is the next big thing in West Indies cricket. The young Guyanese batsman has made a sensational start to his international career hitting 4 centuries in 24 ODI matches.

On the virtue of these impressive numbers, Hetmyer was bought by RCB for 4.2 crores at the auction for IPL 2019. Hetmyer was expected to be at his belligerent best and form the core of RCB's batting along with Virat Kohli and Ab de Villiers.

However, the 22-year-old has failed to perform as per his reputation and has looked completely out of sorts in the IPL so far. In 4 matches Hetmyer has scored just 15 runs and is one of the major reasons for RCB's dismal performance this year.

This was definitely not the kind of performance RCB expected from Hetmyer and it won't be a surprise if he is dropped from the playing XI.

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#1 Jaydev Unadkat

Was Unadkat worth 8.4 cr?

Rajasthan Royals' fans will be scratching their heads over their team's unflinching trust in Jaydev Unadkat. Unadkat was bought for 11.5 crores at the IPL 2018 auction but he failed terribly in IPL 2018.

However, the Royals put their money on Unadkat at the auction for IPL 2019 despite his underwhelming show last season. Unadkat was not retained by the Royals for IPL 2019 but he was bought back at the auction for 8.4 crores.

The story hasn't changed for the left-arm seamer in IPL 2019. In the 3 matches Unadkat has played in the season so far he has leaked runs at an economy rate of 12.40. The Saurashtra fast bowler was eventually dropped from the Royals' playing XI.

Rajasthan Royals does not have many options in the pace department and they will be desperate for a turnaround from Unadkat. Unadkat will need to justify the trust put in him by his team otherwise this might be curtains to his IPL career.

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