IPL 2019: One player from each side who has disappointed the most

The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League has lived up to everyone's expectations and has provided the fans with tons of entertainment. Over the last five weeks, we have witnessed an insane number of great batting and bowling displays alongside plenty of nail-biting finishes.

Besides giving us plenty of memorable moments, IPL 2019 has also had a lot of moments we don't want to remember. Some of there are R Ashwin 'mankading' Jos Buttler, below par standard of umpiring and dropped catches.

Till date, only the Chennai Super Kings and the Delhi Capitals have confirmed their place in the playoffs. Even as the last week of the league stage matches has commenced, six teams are still in contention for the two remaining spots for the playoffs.

While players like Hardik Pandya, Andree Russell, David Warner and many more have proved to be match winners for their franchise, a lot of marquee players have disappointed us too with their performances this season. Let us take a look at a player from each team who has been disappointing in IPL 2019.

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#1 Rajasthan Royals - Ben Stokes

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One of the best all-rounders of the modern era, Ben Stokes has yet again failed to deliver in the IPL. Stokes played a major role in the success of Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017 when they made the finals. In the 2017 season, Stokes played 12 matches and scored 316 runs and also took 12 crucial wickets. He was awarded the MVP of the season award and was worthy of the 14.5 crore paycheque.

Ever since his ban, Stokes has not been the same player in limited overs cricket. His performance both with the bat and the ball have seen a drastic dip. For instance, in the last 2 years, Stokes has played 22 IPL games in which he has scored only 319 runs at a strike rate of 120. Moreover, his performance with the ball has been disappointing too as he has picked only 14 wickets at an economy of 9 runs per over.

Stokes has already left for England owing to his international commitments. Stokes did not have a great season this time around either as he only managed to score 123 runs and take 6 wickets in the 9 games he played for the Rajasthan Royals.

#2 Royal Challengers Bangalore - Tim Southee

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Tim Southee has had a miserable IPL so far, albeit in just three matches. If I had to pick one reason for RCB's dismal show this season, It would be their death bowling. After the auction, it was quite clear that RCB had a lot of faith in Tim Southee's skill as a death bowler.

While Southee has never been an exceptional T20 bowler, this season his performances in the T20 format were really under-par. Southee played only 3 games this season in which he conceded 118 runs at an economy of over 13 runs per over. Moreover, he has picked up only one wicket.

He single handedly lost the game for RCB in his first match of the season when he gave away 29 runs of the 19th over against Andre Russell and looked more helpless than the young Indian bowlers that night. In the following games he was also hammered by Prithvi Shaw and KL Rahul.

#3 Kings XI Punjab - David Miller

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David Miller is one of the most explosive batsmen South Africa has produced in recent times. Besides producing many match-winning performances for South Africa in limited overs cricket, Miller also has been an excellent performer in franchise cricket.

When it comes to the IPL, Miller, has only ever played for one franchise and that is Kings XI Punjab. He has a great IPL record in which he has scored over 1800 runs at an average and strike rate of 35 and 139 respectively. However, his performances this season have been disappointing. Only a solitary fifty and an average and strike rate of 26 and 130 are nothing but disappointing from Miller's standards.

One of the major issues for KXIP this season is their batting in the death overs. There have been many instances this season where Miller had the opportunity to win games for his side, but the destructive batsman has failed to do so.

#4 Kolkata Knight Riders - Kuldeep Yadav

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Kuldeep Yadav who is also India's first choice spinner at the International level has been a major disappointment for KKR this season. In 9 matches for KKR, this season Kuldeep has taken only 4 wickets at an average and economy of 71.5 and 8.7 respectively. Believe it or not, the chinaman bowler has the worst strike rate and the average among all the bowlers who have taken four or more wickets.

Kuldeep was dropped by the Knight Riders after a string of bad performances. "A form issue with Kuldeep- as he couldn't stand up for us in the last game. We had to give him a break and get him back fresh," Karthik said after their game against SRH.

With only two matches left for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the league stage, it will be interesting to see whether Kuldeep gets another game this IPL or not.

#5 Sunrisers Hyderabad - Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar is also a part of India's 2019 World Cup Squad. (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com)

Vijay Shankar is quite highly rated by the Indian team management and hence, was also selected ahead of Ambati Raydu for the 2019 World Cup in England. Shankar looked to be in absolute fine touch after the first two games this season when he scored a 40 of just 24 balls against KKR and followed it up with a 35 from 15 balls against the Rajasthan Royals.

Despite these knocks, Shankar is having a terrible season as he has scored only 180 runs from 12 games at an average and strike rate of 20.0 and 123 respectively. In the limited opportunities which Shankar has been given with the ball this season, he has picked up a solitary wicket at a decent economy of 7.7.

With Warner and Bairstow gone now, the responsibility of SRH's middle order will be on Vijay Shankar's shoulders

#6 Mumbai Indians - Rohit Sharma

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Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma yet again has been excellent at leading his team this season. Mumbai Indians require only one more win from their remaining 2 matches to qualify for the playoffs. Besides being the second most successful captain in the history of IPL, Rohit is also a veteran batsman who has scored over 4800 runs in his IPL career.

Although dry patches are nothing new for players like Rohit Sharma, this time around Rohit has looked totally out of sorts and has scored only a single half-century in 11 innings. Apart from his half-century which came against the Chennai Super Kings, Rohit averages around 25.

As we enter the business end of the competition, both Mumbai Indians management and their supporters will hope that Rohit soon comes out of his dry patch and leads them from front to their fourth IPL trophy.

#7 Chennai Super Kings - Ambati Rayudu

Ambati Rayudu has played some awkward shots this season. (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com)

Ambati Raydu played a major role in Chennai Super Kings title-winning campaign 12 months ago. Last season he had amassed over 600 runs and ended as the highest run-getter for CSK.

Fast forwarding 12 months, Rayudu finds himself in a peculiar situation where he has gotten demoted in the batting lineup, rejected for the World Cup, retired from domestic cricket and may even be dropped from CSK's playing eleven if his failures continue with the bat.

In his 12 matches for Chennai Super Kings this season, Rayudu has scored 213 runs at an average of 21.3 and at a horrible strike rate of 89. With only one fifty to his name from these 12 matches and no other 30+ scores, the only reason why the Chennai Super Kings are bearing with him is the lack of specialist batsment to replace him.

#8 Delhi Capitals - Prithvi Shaw

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Prithvi Shaw, the 19-year-old prodigy was expected to do much bigger things this IPL than what he has so far. The Mumbaikar made his IPL and International debut last year and impressed everybody with his performances. Last year, he scored 245 runs at an average and strike rate of 28 and 153 respectively.

This season in the 12 matches he has played for the Delhi Capitals so far, he has only scored 280 runs at a disappointing average of 23. Apart from his match-winning 99 from 55 balls against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Shaw has failed to make any impact for the team.

With the Dehli Capitals already qualified for the playoffs, they would love to see Prithvi Shaw bat without any pressure and find his form. While almost every player has contributed towards the susuccessf the Delhi Capitals this season, Shaw has been the only worry for the team.