The Indian Premier League (IPL) has established itself as one of the world’s top T20 tournaments. We are now watching the 15th season of the IPL and it is still intriguing us. The IPL debuted in 2008 with an innovative premise in which eight city-based teams competed for the prestigious IPL trophy.
The IPL has aided the development of young Indian talent by providing them with a platform to compete with and against the game’s heavyweights. When they join the international stage, the players don’t appear to be out of their element, and they adapt to the game’s demands and challenges with ease.
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One of the IPL’s distinguishing aspects is that it is a competition in which international players frequently compete. It’s more than a month-long spectacle that takes place across the country, with each team playing the other twice. Each side plays a total of 14 games, with seven of them taking place at home and the rest taking place at neutral locations. The top four teams with the most number of victories progressed to the playoffs or semifinals.
There have been many fantastic matches, breath-taking individual performances, bizarre efforts to win the game, heated competition between certain teams, amusing celebrations, and many records set and broken throughout the years.
A variety of youthful talents have used this platform to become international cricket stars in recent years. Furthermore, numerous legends have failed to demonstrate their ability in the game’s shortest version.
Because of their failure, IPL teams have stopped investing in their talent. In this post, we’ll take a look at the five amazing test match players that didn’t do well in the IPL. Have a look at them:
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1. VVS Laxman
In Test cricket, VVS Laxman was India’s most prolific match-winner against Australia. The right-handed hitter, on the other hand, did not have a terrific IPL record. He batted in 20 IPL innings, scoring only 282 runs at a 15.67 average. In his whole career, he only scored only 1 fifty.
2. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a West Indian icon, was a member of Royal Challengers Bangalore for one season in the IPL. In the IPL, he only appeared in three games and scored 25 runs with an 80.65 strike rate. After that season, Chanderpaul did not return to the league.
3. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is widely regarded as the greatest captain in cricket history. He played in the IPL for the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. He batted in a total of 9 innings, scoring 91 runs while batting at a terrible 10.11 average. In addition, his strike rate was only 71.09.
4. Misbah-ul-Haq
Misbah-ul-Haq, one of Pakistan’s top Test batters, was a member of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the first IPL season. He appeared in eight games for the squad, accumulating 117 runs at a 16.71 average. His best score was 47*.
5. Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara, dubbed the “2.0” version of Rahul Dravid, appeared in 22 IPL innings for several clubs. In those 22 innings, he hit 390 batters for a 20.53 batting average. His greatest score was 51, and his strike rate was 99.74.
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