IPL 2018: 5 biggest flops of the season
Last year, it was Tymal Mills. The year before that, it was Hardik Pandya. Every year, the IPL throws up players who fail to live up to the expectations bestowed on them.
Often, these expectations are based on the price tags that these players attract in the auction; however, other factors such as recent form and reputation also lead to high expectations.
With this year's league stage coming to an end, this slideshow looks at five players who were expected to make a big impact in the tournament but were unable to do so.
#5 Washington Sundar
Coming off the back of a Player-of-the-Series-winning performance at the Nidahas Trophy, Washington Sundar would have hoped to continue his good run of form in the IPL, however, that did not pan out.
In seven games, the all-rounder took only four wickets at an economy rate of 9.60 and contributed virtually nothing with the bat. Moreover, Sundar was even dropped from the playing XI in the second half of the tournament, quite a turnaround from the start when he was being heralded as the all-rounder who would provide RCB the balance they so often lacked in previous seasons.
However, despite his extremely poor IPL season, Sundar has managed to find a place in the squad for the T20Is against Ireland, and if he plays, he will be looking to return to his best.