5 Overpaid players of all-time in IPL history
Over the years, there have been many players who have gone to the franchise for huge sums of money but failed to deliver what was expected out of them.
2. Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh’s impact as a player in any team he plays is huge, especially if it is a white-ball game. The left-handed batsman has a really good ball-striking ability with experience of playing in all sorts of conditions. However, his overall IPL numbers aren’t as good as his T20I numbers for India.
But, being an experienced Indian batsman helped him fetch big salary IPL contracts. In 2014, when Yuvraj Singh came back to the IPL auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought him for INR 14 crores, making him the most expensive player in the history of IPL at the time. He had a decent season, scoring 376 runs with an average of 34.18 and a strike rate of 135.2.
But, RCB had a plan to release him and then buy him again at the auction for a smaller amount. The plan backfired when Delhi went all-in for the southpaw. He was bought for INR 16 crore, another record that was intact till 2021. But, this season saw a major dip in form for the World Cup winner, as he only managed 248 runs in 14 innings at an average of 19.07.
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