IPL 2018: Top 5 expensive fails of the tournament so far

1. Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Two Indian batters bagged Rs 11 crores this year – KL Rahul and Manish Pandey. While many asked questions about the former, everyone concluded that Pandey’s price tag was on the expected lines. Two weeks into the IPL, KL Rahul is doing wonders for Kings XI Punjab whereas Pandey has done nothing significant for Sunrisers Hyderabad except some great work in the field.

The batter whose last year’s average was nearly 50 scored just 15 runs in 3 games so far. His strike rate is under 80 and average is as low as 7.50. His numbers are nearly equal to D’Arcy Short’s, but Pandey is not a part-time bowling option. So, he will have to justify his price tag by the virtue of his batting performances only, something he has failed to do thus far.