New Delhi: In every season of the Indian Premier League, some player gets huge sums of money in the auction. With getting a lot of money, expectations from that player also increase a lot, but many times it has happened when teams spent huge money, but the performance of the players was not as per that. In such a situation, let us know about those five famous players in the history of IPL who were the most expensive in the season, but proved to be a complete flop in terms of performance.
Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants 2025)
The name of Team India's wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant comes at the top of this list. Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Supergiants team in the mega auction in the year 2025. In this auction, Lucknow had made Rishabh Pant the most expensive player in IPL history. Lucknow had bought Pant in the auction for Rs 27 crores, but if we talk about his performance, it was very ordinary. Pant was able to score only 269 runs in 14 innings in IPL 2025.
Yuvraj Singh (Delhi Daredevils 2015)
The second name in this list is that of India's legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj Singh became the most expensive player of the league in IPL 2015. The Delhi team had bought Yuvraj for a huge amount of Rs 16 crore, but in that season, Yuvraj scored only 248 runs in 14 matches for Delhi and could not do anything special in bowling. In this way, Yuvraj Singh was a complete flop for Delhi in the season.
Ben Stokes (Chennai Super Kings 2023)
The third name in this list is the name of England legend Ben Stokes. Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings team in IPL 2023 for a huge amount of Rs 16.25. Stokes was seen as Dhoni's future in CSK, but despite huge investment, Stokes was seen on the bench throughout the season. Stokes could play only 2 matches due to injury, in which he scored only 15 runs and did not bowl a single over.
Tymal Mills (IPL 2017)
England's Tymal Mills' name also comes in the fourth biggest flop player in this list. Tymal Mills was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for their team in 2017 by spending Rs. 12 crores, but in the entire season, he got a chance to play only in 5 matches, in which he took 5 wickets. During this period his economy rate was also very high.
Jaydev Unadkat (IPL 2018)
When Rajasthan Royals team bid Rs 11.50 crore on Jaydev Unadkat in IPL 2018, everyone was surprised. Unadkat was the most expensive Indian player in the year 2018, but Unadkat was completely failing in terms of performance. He appeared in 15 matches for Rajasthan, in which he was able to take only 11 wickets and spent about 10 runs per over. In this way, Unadkat was a complete failure in the season despite being an expensive player.
