IPL 2019: One player who was underwhelming in each team

As expected, IPL grew in size, stature and reputation that it brings to the sport of cricket. The tournament once again rose beyond everybody's expectations and established itself as the most competitive cricket tournament in the world. Once again, CSK clinched all the headlines by being invincible in the first half of the tournament. Mumbai Indians just shifted their gear in the second half and secured a one run victory over Chennai Super Kings to clinch the title.

There were teams, who couldn't find the right balance and failed miserably in finding the momentum throughout the tournament. There was a weakling in every team, players who didn't perform as per their expectations and bowlers who couldn't find the right rhythm to take their team forward. Some big names failed to live up to their expectations and heavy price tags, while some had a lot of expectations behind them, and they failed to live up to it.

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Ambati Rayudu

Not all smiles for Rayudu this season

When compared to other big names in the team, Ambati Rayudu wasn't as effective as the others in the tournament. Rayudu was received huge support from the cricketing world about his non-selection in the World Cup team, but the Chennai player hardly had anything to answer his critics.

Ambati Rayudu averaged a meagre 23.50 in this year's IPL against an outstanding 43 when compared to the last year's edition. Rayudu also failed to score run a ball, striking at a poor 93.06 and only had one praiseworthy inning to his name. The very fact that Rayudu played 17 games in the tournament, and couldn't touch the 400 run mark, speaks volumes about his inconsistency in this year's IPL. Rayudu could have been the game changer for Chennai Super Kinds.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav was not consistent enough

Kuldeep Yadav has been the backbone of India's spin attack for quite some time now. Yadav, who his known for his impeccable skills and handling of pressure at crucial stages of the game, was particularly underwhelming in this year's IPL. Kuldeep Yadav had a brilliant season for Kolkata Knight Riders in the last season of IPL. Yadav's bowling lacked consistency. Out of 9 matches, he only had 4 wickets to his name, at an unpardonable average of 71.50.

Kolkata Knight Riders were very impressive throughout the tournament. Almost all the batsmen scored more than 300 runs in the league stage and even if there were some weaklings, Russel absolutely covered that up, with his power hitting. Kuldeep Yadav's consistency with bowling could have solved the issue completely and his inability to provide solid foundation to Kolkata's side makes him the worst performer for KKR in this year's IPL. Kuldeep Yadav could have made the difference had he performed better than what he brought to his team, this season.

Colin Ingram

Ingram couldn't capitalize

Delhi Capitals showed a lot of belief in this year's IPL. A bunch of youngsters finally showed their mettle and were able to surpass all the expectations to emerge in the final four of the tournament. Delhi Capitals also showed a lot of trust in their batsmen and believed them to do their job. Pant, Iyer, Rabada, Dhawan and Prithi Shaw were absolutely brilliant in this year's IPL.

Delhi Capitals lacked a solid lower-order and relied too much on Risabh Pant. Colin Ingram, who was supposed to take care of that department, failed to do his duties right. The South African batsman is a name to reckon with in the shorter format of the game, but his inconsistency as a batsman in the Delhi side was very evident from his records.

Ingram played 12 games and could only manage 205 runs without any half-centuries or big game to his name. He averaged a poor 18.40, with a strike rate of 119.48. One would have hoped a more solid performance from the South African, but as his records in this year's IPL stands, that was not the case. Ingram could have been the anchor for DC's middle order, which would have definitely helped them get those extra points.

Yusuf Pathan

Yusuf hardly hit any ball outside the boundary line

One can argue that Sunrisers Hyderabad relied completely on David Warner and Jonny Bairstow in the batting department, but it was impressive to see Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson to take command in the later stages of the tournament. There are many players who can make it to this list. Vijay Shankar wasn't as effective as one would have hoped. Shankar had a very unimpressive tournament considering he strengthens the Indian Team as a fast-bowling all-rounder.

However, Yusuf Pathan remains to be the worst performer for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Pathan, who is known for his power-hitting was particularly ineffective in this year's IPL. In 10 matches, he scored 40 runs with a strike rate of 88.88. Sunrisers Hyderabad could have gained a lot from Yusuf Pathan's experience in the shorter format of the game. He should have been the power hitter, lower down the order, all the while putting some pressure off of the top order. Yusuf Pathan's inconsistency cost Sunrisers Hyderabad those few extra runs that could have been crucial in the match. The death over hitting was hardly seen from SRH, except a few that came from the bat of Rashid Khan and Mohammed Nabi.

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan was underwhelming this season

Rohit Sharma was brilliant as the captain. Mumbai Indians finished as the table toppers and also became the first team to enter the finals of the tournament, in a surprising turn of events to dethrone Chennai Super Kings in the last match of the stage league. Mumbai Indians did it again by defeating Chennai in the finals to become the first team to win four IPL titles. However, Rohit Sharma wasn't very effective this season. He looked out of touch and just like last year's IPL, had an average outing throughout the tournament.

However, the worst player for Mumbai Indians this season was Ishan Kishan. In his seven matches, he scored 101 runs, striking almost run a ball in the tournament. Ishan Kishan, who comes in as a wicket keeper batsmen, was given so many opportunities even though de Kock was filling his spot. Ishan Kisan should have played the in the middle order, considering how Hardik Pandya and Pollard had taken the command of lower-middle order. Ishan Kisan failed to overwhelm with his performance and had a poor outing this season.

Mandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh could have been the key factor for KXIP

Kings XI Punjab shuffled their squad a lot throughout the tournament. So many of their players only managed to play only half of the matches in the league stage. Nicholas Pooran, Murugan Ashwin, Andrew Tye, and David Miller all underwhelming with their performances, but the number of opportunities that Mandeep Singh had, to prove himself as a solid middle-order batsman, was not capitalized by the Punjab batsman properly.

Mandeep Singh scored 165 runs in his 13 matches and failed to capitalize on big moments. He did up his game in a couple of innings, but consistency could have made the difference. Mandeep Singh is an experienced batsmen, whose performance could have made all the difference for Kings XI Punjab failed middle order this season.

Ben Stokes

A dismal year for Ben Stokes

There is no doubt that Ben Stokes is one of the most feared batsmen in the shorter format of the game. Stoke's capability to hit those big sixes and be crucial in the last overs of the game is something that is required from every good all arounder.

However, this wasn't the story for Rajasthan Royals. While one would have expected a lot of fireworks from England all-rounder, Ben Stokes was underwhelming with both the bat and the ball. In 9 matches, he scored 123 runs with the bat and picked 6 wickets with an unpardonable economy of 11.22. Stokes failed to provide the experience in the bowling attack and was ineffective in the batting department as well.

Pawan Negi

Pawan Negi is an all rounder?

There are so many things that went wrong for Royal Challengers Bangalore this season. Many players can make it to this list, Akshdeep Nath, Marcus Stoinis, Tim Southee, and Colin de Grandhomme are all perfect contenders for the tag. However, Pawan Negi was the one who was the most underwhelming for the RCB side in this year's IPL. Negi, who is a quality spinner and an experienced player, having played IPL since 2012, is also an all-rounder.

Pawan Negi was inconsistent in the bowling department and hardly had anything to contribute to RCB's batting. Pawan Negi played seven matches for RCB and picked up only three wickets. Negi could have been the player providing those few extra runs as an all-rounder but failed to do his duties. Negi managed to score only nine runs in his seven matches. Negi's performance for the team could have helped Chahal as well, who was the lone warrior in the spin bowling department.