From Rishabh Pant to Ravichandran Ashwin, the franchise should repent to pay big rupees to those who have performed less
IPL 2025 A bad dream came out for some teams as some Indian players simply failed to justify their heavy price tags. Buy Rishabh Pant from Rs 27 crore to Ravichandran Ashwin worth Rs 9.75 crore, at least five Indian players who are among the most expensive players have not succeeded in reaching expectations. These stars have become more than a property for their teams.
5 expensive Indian stars who flopped in IPL 2025
1. Rishabh Pant (Rs 27 crore)
There is no other LSG captain at the top of the list. The team broke the services of the pants with the services of the pants for Rs 27 crore, it is expected that he will be able to do much better than KL Rahul. What happened next was accurate opposite.
Southpow was largely inconsistent in this season, struggling to repeat his normal self. In 12 matches, he has only managed to score 135 runs and 12.27 average at a strike rate of 100This includes only one half -century that came in the game against CSK.
2. Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 23.75 crore)
The next KKR in the list is Iyer. Well, no one could imagine that the side for Venkatesh would pay Rs 23.75 crore, only to acquire his services after leaving it before the mega auction. But did he repay the trust? Absolutely not.
Venkatesh managed only to score 142 runs in 11 matches, average 20.28In IPL 2025 so far, with just half a century named after him, Southpow put more pressure on the middle order of KKR than acting as a top batsman.
3. Ishaan Kishan (Rs 11.25 crore)
SRH decided to buy Ishan Kishan for Rs 11.25 crore after his release by Mi. In his first game for the franchise, he showed promising signs with an unbeaten 106-run knock. Subsequently, he was trapped in a spiral at a bottom.
Kishan only managed to score 231 runs in 12 matches, an average 25.66. Despite receiving several opportunities, Southpow failed to redeem SRH after failure and hand over failure.
4. Mohammed Shami (Rs 10 crore)
Well, SRH would have found a clue when GT issued injury-prone Pesar in front of the mega auction. Instead, he placed a bet on him, by paying Rs 10 crore to bag it. However, Shami gave the team a big time.
Unlike to meet the side speed attack, the experienced has given a sub-command performance in IPL 2025 so far. 9 matches, he has managed to take only 6 wicketsTo make cases worse, he claims one Economy rate of 11.23Shami is not able to bowl with constant speed or frequent length in this season.
5. Ravichandran Ashwin (Rs 9.75 crore)
CSK would have been on the moon to bring Ashwin back from his side after 10 years. Until he saw his form in IPL 2025. Experienced managed to take just 7 wickets in 9 matches. They not only have the rate of economy 9.12 in IPL 2025, but average 40.42.
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