5 overrated players in IPL history
A total of eight franchises lavishly spend money in the auction to rope the big players in order to get their hands on the prestigious trophy.
2. Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell, the Aussie international has always been one of the most wanted buys in IPL whenever he is thrown into the auction pool. He came with a reputation of a big hitter in IPL and was picked by Delhi Daredevils as a replacement for injured Travis Birt. But he didn’t get enough opportunities to show his skills in his debut season. In the very next season, he was picked by Mumbai Indians at a whopping fee of Rs 5.30 crores. There also he didn’t get enough chances to prove his worth but got enough amount against his name.
Maxwell’s breakthrough season came in 2014 playing for Kings XI Punjab, who bought him at 6 crores. He mustered 552 runs in 16 games over a strike rate of 187.75. After 2014, the Aussie international failed to perform as per his potential due to which he was released from Punjab based franchise in 2018. Until then, Maxwell had already earned a reputation of a match-winner in international cricket. So, Delhi Capitals splurged their cash for him and bought for an amount of 9 crores. Maxwell again flopped with the bat in his 4th successive IPL season.
There was a twist kept on the line as KXIP roped Maxwell in their ranks once again in IPL 2020 auction paying a hefty amount of 10.75 Cr. Looking forward to the past performances, he doesn’t deserve such a fee as the franchises can look for better options available in the auction pool instead of going for Maxwell.
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