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.
3. Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly is rated as one of the best captains that India has produced in its cricketing history. In the inaugural season of IPL, he was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders at a whopping fee off and around 7 crores. He was given the charge of the team co-owned by Bollywood Superstar Shahrukh Khan in the inaugural season of the cash-rich league. The decision to give him the captaincy of the team turned out to be fatal as KKR ended up on the sixth position.
In the cash-rich league, he never looked a convincing player worth Rs 7 crores and it was his reputation in international cricket due he managed to grab such a whopping fee. He could only score 1031 runs in 40 games for KKR before he was released in the auction pool. There is no doubt over the fact that Ganguly is arguably one of the best batsmen and skipper in the history of cricket. But, IPL never turned out to be his cup of tea where he miserably failed as a player.
In overall IPL career, he scored 1263 runs in 59 games with the help of seven half-centuries. The former player played for Pune Warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders but failed to produce a good show for both the sides before bidding adieu to international cricket.
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