IPL 2022: Flop XI from first half of the season 

All-rounders: Vijay Shankar and Kieron Pollard

Kieron Pollard for Mumbai Indians [P:C: IPLT20]

Four, 13, 2, and 0 - those have been the scores of Vijay Shankar, that too, while batting at No.3 for Gujarat this season. The Tamil Nadu-born all-rounder has been horrendously out of form this season after GT got him for ₹1.40 crore.

The 31-year-old averages a miserable 4.75 from four innings this season, having scored 19 runs. Though his side is atop the table, Shankar is surely not one of the reasons for it.

Coming at No. 7 is the IPL veteran Kieron Pollard, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket. Similar to his franchise, Pollard has also had an ineffective and lackluster IPL 2022. Barring his 5-ball 22* against KKR, the West Indian hasn't been able to close out games for Mumbai.

In seven matches, Pollard has managed to score 96 runs at a strike rate of 137 and an average of 16. With the ball, he has bowled seven overs in two innings, scalping just a solitary wicket. His economy of 10.00 isn't much to boast of as well.

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Bowlers: Chris Jordan, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, and Tymal Mills

Shardul Thakur of Delhi Capitals is enduring a tough IPL 2022 [P.C: IPLT20]

CSK's new acquisition, Chris Jordan, hasn't been able to put his experience into results so far. The globe-trotting white-ball specialist has never excelled in the IPL, and this season has been no different.

In four games, the Barbados-born seamer has picked up just two wickets. Moreover, he has even leaked runs at an alarming rate of over 10.5.

The most expensive player on the list, Shardul Thakur, was snapped up by the Delhi Capitals (DC) for a massive ₹10.75 crore at the mega auction. However, his performances haven't done justice to his price tag yet. In seven games, Thakur has only picked up four wickets, at a poor average of 56 and an economy of 9.6.

At No.10 is KKR's last season's mystery-spinner, Varun Chakravarthy. The right-arm tweaker is currently struggling with the 'second-season syndrome' and has been a shadow of himself in IPL 2022.

While Chakravarthy has picked up only four wickets in eight matches, he has also leaked runs at 8.82 runs per over. With half the season gone, KKR are searching for the Chakravarthy who astutely kept runs in check and took 35 wickets in the last two editions.

And finally, coming at No. 11 and finishing our lineup is another Englishman, Tymal Mills. MI recruited Mills as a replacement for Trent Boult, but the move has been nugatory to say the least.

While the left-armer began his season on a decent note (six wickets in his first three games), he always remained on the expensive side. The T20 specialist leaked runs on a regular basis and wasn't particularly effective in bowling those yorkers at the death.

His economy of 11.18 totally justifies that. Given his poor form, MI have now dropped the left-armer in favour of the Australian Riley Meredith.