IPL 2026 Flop Stars, Salary More Than 15 Crore: Explosive batting is being seen in IPL 2026. From 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi to 37 year old Virat Kohli, almost all the batsmen are becoming a threat to the bowlers. But in the season, some such batsmen are also seen, whose salary is more than Rs 15 crore, but the performance from their side is absolutely zero. We will tell you about 5 such players.
1- Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants)
The first name in the list is that of Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant. Pant is playing for Lucknow in the season with a salary of Rs 27 crore. Pant is the most expensive player in IPL history, but his performance looks quite cheap. In the current season, Pant has played 8 matches, batting in 8 innings and scoring 189 runs at an average of 27 and strike rate of 126.84. Only 1 half-century has come from his bat.
2- Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
Suryakumar Yadav is playing for Mumbai Indians in the 19th season with a salary of Rs 16.35 crore. Surya has played 8 matches in the season. Batting in 8 innings of these matches, he has scored only 162 runs at an average of 20.25 and strike rate of 140.86. He has scored 1 half century from his bat.
3- Cameron Green (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Kolkata Knight Riders bought Cameron Green for IPL 2026 for a price of Rs 25.20 crore. At present, Green has not been able to justify his price tag, that is, he has not been able to perform as per his salary. He has played 8 matches in the season, batting in 8 innings, he has scored 196 runs at an average of 28 and strike rate of 153.12, which included 1 fifty. Apart from this, he has taken only 02 wickets while bowling in 4 innings.
4- Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants)
The fourth name in the list is that of Nicholas Puran. Puran is playing for Lucknow Super Giants this season at a salary of Rs 21. Coming from West Indies, Puran has played 8 matches in the season, batting in 8 innings, he has scored 82 runs at an average of 10.25, in which his high score has been 22 runs. Puran was also a flop in the Super Over in the match against Kolkata. He returned to the pavilion without opening the account.
5- Hardik Pandya
The name of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya is also included in the list. Hardik is playing for MI this season at a salary of Rs 16.35 crore. Hardik has played 7 matches in the season, in which he scored only 128 runs while batting in 7 innings and took 4 wickets while bowling.
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