IPL: 3 cricketers who didn't justify their costly tags

Money can buy victory, but not all the time. The Indian Premier League is known for its glamour, glitz, competitiveness, cricket combo and of course, the overwhelming money.

The league has seen various millionaires in its 11-year history, a few of whom have captured the headlines for their achievement as well as their estimate tags. Sometimes, an unnamed cricketer gets a fortune contract worth few crores than a well-known player.

That is the unpredictability surrounding an IPL auction, where one cannot conclude the efficiency of a cricketer based on their price value. Some of the players justified their price worth, while few capitulate to the pressure of their huge price tags.

Here, we take a look at the players who did not justify their tremendous price tags in the IPL.

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#3 Pawan Negi

Pawan Negi had shot to glory because of his great performance for the CSK in 2015 IPL. He has frequently used by MS Dhoni as an all-rounder who could be the third spinner when needed.

He did fine with the bat and with the ball, coming in at the death overs and shown his big-hitting ability. He was brought by the Daredevils for a shocking bid of Rs.8.5 crore in the 2016 auction and making him the expensive Indian buy of the season. Perchance under the responsibility of this huge price tag, he underperformed in 2016 IPL. Negi wasn't selected for all the matches due to his unfulfillment making him one of the most expensive players to be left for the game.

Negi played just eight matches for the Daredevils and failed to make an impact in the 2016 season. He scored a total of 57 runs in eight games at a strike-rate of 96.62, with the highest score of 19.

#2 Tymal Mills

Twenty 20 specialist Tymal Mills excited everyone with his bowling skill against India in the T20 series earlier that year, which cause many IPL teams to enrol in a bidding war in the 2017 IPL auctions. He was in the IPL auction for the first time ever and immediately became the second costliest foreign player of the season. His expensive tag of ₹12 Crores is second only to his countryman Ben Stokes, who was bought by Pune for ₹14.5 Crores.

In the five matches he played for the RCB during the tenth season of the IPL, he took five wickets at an economy of 8.57 and best of 2/31. He was released after that season and went unsold in the 2018 auction.

#1 Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh played for Royal Challengers in 2014 and was released by them for the next season, despite a remarkable show where scored 376 runs in 14 matches with three half-centuries. He was bought by the Daredevils for a massive ₹16 crore during the 2015 IPL auctions, making him the most expensive player of the auction.

e had a below-par season as he scored just 248 runs in 14 matches and the highest score of 57. With the ball, he managed to take a solitary wicket in 14 matches and went at an average economy of 8.00.

When he is being discussed, everybody goes back to memorable 2011 World Cup win or the six sixes he hit against England in 2007 World T20. Thus, one can expect a man like him to carry a huge price tag, which specifically didn't happen. Delhi ended up seventh in the points table in 2015 as Yuvraj failed to repeat his performance of 2014.