Most overrated XI in Indian Premier League - IPL history
Most of these players signed elusive contracts for several years but failed to meet the expectations consistently.
11) Karn Sharma
For Indian domestic cricketers, a good season of IPL is a pass to gain access to the senior team and its prime example is Karn Sharma. The leg-spinner got his national call-up after his consistent performances for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In all, he played 4 international ties across formats. Notably, he made his Test debut against Australia and picked up 4 wickets.
He is a spinner who relies on his primary skill set rather than on his variations. Sharma also has good control over his craft and it is the quality which made him a regular in the Hyderabad set-up. However, his wicket-taking abilities degraded after the initial burst as he failed to pick up a single wicket in the 2016 edition.
Then he was bagged by the Mumbai franchise for 3.2 crores in the 2017 sell-off. Within a year he found himself again in the auction pool and this time the Chennai team paid 5 crores for his services. In his last 2 seasons, he could only manage 5 wickets in 7 games. Moreover, his economy rate has gone up to 10 which is not an ideal stat for a regular spinner. It seems that the price tag has affected his performances adversely.
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