5 big IPL signings over the years who missed most of the season due to injuries
Injuries are a part of any outdoor sport and cricket is no exception in this regard. Injuries do play a vital role in determining the future of a team during a tournament like the Indian Premier league.
This year’s edition of the cash-rich tournament has seen several players getting ruled out of the tournament due to injuries which prompted fans to dub it as the “Injury Premier League”. More than eleven players have already missed a major part of the season due to injury problems.
Big names like Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Shaun Marsh have already been ruled out of the tournament due to their respective injuries. These players were bought or retained as the marquee players for a large sum of money.
Here we take a look at the history of the tournament and find out cricketers who also missed most of a season due to crucial injuries after being acquired by their respective franchises as big signings.
#1 Chris Gayle (2008) – Kolkata Knight Riders
The big Jamaican is undoubtedly one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world and especially in the shortest format. After lighting up the inaugural World T20 in 2007 with a hundred the left-handed top order batsman asserted his authority as one of the biggest to watch out for the future.
He was acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auctions by a mammoth US $ 800,000 but missed the entire season due to a fetal groin injury. The absence of the explosive batsman at the top of the order hurt KKR badly as the finished the season at the No.6 position on the points table with only 6 wins out of 14 matches.