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IPL 2021 FLOP XI
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YUZVENDRA CHAHAL (RCB) BOWLER
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal failed to get wickets on a consistent basis in the IPL 2021. He picked up wickets in just 3 games this season and struggled to provide RCB with any major breakthroughs.
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JHYE RICHARDSON (PBKS) BOWLER
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Bought for a hefty sum of Rs 14 crore, Jhye Richardson was the latest example of BBL pacers failing to succeed in the IPL. The Australian had the worst economy (10.63 rpo) out of all PBKS pacers and featured just 3 times in IPL this season.
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BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR (SRH) BOWLER
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Indian international Bhuvneshwar Kumar was another player who failed to make the heights in IPL 2021. The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer struggled to find his line and length this season, picking just 3 scalps from 5 games.
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SHARDUL THAKUR (CSK) BOWLER
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Despite his success in international cricket just before IPL 2021, Shardul Thakur finished as the least impressive bowler for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) this season. He proved to be expensive, with just 5 wickets at an economy of 10.33.
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SHIVAM DUBE (RR) ALL-ROUNDER
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Rajasthan Royals' (RR) Shivam Dube failed to impress, both with the bat and ball, this season. He didn’t make a single fifty. Moreover, his stock as an all-rounder crashed when he conceded 31 runs in the 3 overs he bowled in IPL 2021.
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HARDIK PANDYA (MI) ALL-ROUNDER
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Despite being an all-rounder, Mumbai Indians (MI) star Hardik Pandya didn’t bowl a single delivery in IPL 2021. For a fearsome striker and an international cricketer, 52 runs in 44 balls at a strike rate of 118.18 is clearly unacceptable.
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EOIN MORGAN (KKR) BATSMAN
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IPL 2021 was a huge failure for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star Eoin Morgan, both as a skipper and a batsman. He was extremely passive with his captaincy and looked bereft of ideas this season. Morgan crawled his way to 92 runs in 7 games.
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NICHOLAS POORAN (PBKS) WK BATSMAN
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) player Nicholas Pooran registered 4 ducks from 7 games in IPL 2021. The wicket-keeper batsman also holds the record for becoming the first player to register a diamond, golden, silver and bronze duck in the same season.
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ISHAN KISHAN (MI) WK BATSMAN
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For someone who notched up 516 runs last season, Ishan Kishan was a complete failure in IPL 2021. The Mumbai Indians (MI) wicket-keeper batsman registered three scores of less than 15 in his 5 games, at a poor strike of 82.95 this season.
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SHUBMAN GILL (KKR) BATSMAN
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opener Shubman Gill was trolled heavily for his pedestrian batting in IPL 2021. The 21-year-old struggled at the top of the batting order, for both runs and strike rate. He could manage just 132 runs in 7 games.
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DAVID WARNER (SRH) BATSMAN
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David Warner was a shadow of himself in IPL 2021, which ultimately led to him being dropped from the side and stripped off the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captaincy. The Australian opener scored just 193 runs from 6 games at a strike rate of 110.28.
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