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.
4. Kedar Jadhav
Ahead of the 2018 IPL auction, Kedar Jadhav was at the peak of his career. He was an important member of the Indian ODI team and was getting to play several matches, not just because of his batting but also bowling. This was also the time when he made it to the IPL auction and fetched an outstanding amount.
He was bought by Chennai Super Kings for INR 7.8 crores in the auction. In the 2018 IPL, he could play only one match and missed the season due to an injury. He came back for the 2019 and 2020 editions but had an underwhelming record as a batsman. In 2019, he played 14 matches scoring 162 runs at an average of 18.00 and a strike rate of 95.85.
With the hope of rejuvenating his international career, Jadhav had arrived for his third season with CSK but returned with poor numbers once again. In 2020, he scored just 62 runs in eight matches with an average of 20.66 and a strike rate of less than 100. Eventually, the franchise let him go ahead of the IPL 2021 auction. He was bought for his base price by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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