IPL 2022: Flop Indian XI from IPL Week 7

IPL 2022 has now reached its business end with teams looking to book their place in the playoffs. Week 7 saw Gujarat Titans seal a playoff spot while Lucknow is almost there too. Sunrisers and Royals started the week in the top four but needed victories as the table was massively cramped in the middle with a cluster of teams stuck at 10 and 12 points.

With six teams fighting for two remaining spots, here is a look at 11 Indian players who couldn’t deliver for their teams during the past week :

1. KL Rahul

Lucknow came into game week seven with 14 points and looking all set to make it to the top four of IPL 2022. They had two fixtures with different stakes and skipper KL Rahul was hoping to keep his good form going and close the gap with Jos Butler in the race for the Orange Cap.

LSG faced KKR at MCA Pune and Shreyas Iyer decided to bowl first on a flat pitch. Shortly after though, KL Rahul was left stranded as a horrible mix-up with Quinton De Kock combined with a direct hit at the non-striker’s end made sure the skipper went back without facing a single delivery. It hardly mattered as they went on to win the game comfortably by 75 runs.

Next up, team Lucknow played table-toppers Gujarat in a crucial fixture that could have potentially decided the top two spots. Hardik opted to bat first this time and a strange innings saw GT post 144/4 with the game ideally set up for the Lucknow skipper to anchor a comfortable run chase. However, Shami had his number for the second time this season with a ball banged in short and a cross-batted hook straight up in the air saw the end of Rahul for a paltry 8 of 16 balls and a big defeat for LSG who still need a win to guarantee a playoff berth.