IPL 2018: 5 expensive players who can turn out to be big flops
The auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) never fails to surprise us. In every auction, there are some big signings whose contract amount has enough zeros to baffle anyone. However, while some like Ben Stokes prove to be worth of every single penny, we have also witnessed the likes of Tymal Mills and Yuvraj Singh, whose performance didn't justify their highly inflated price tag.
Like every year, this auction had some big budget signings as well. While some bidding wars were on the expected lines, others came quite unexpectedly. Their respective owners will be hoping that the players prove their decision right, but there are huge chances of things not going according to their wish.
Here are 5 expensive players who could turn out to be big flops:
#5 Krishnappa Gowtham (Rajasthan Royals)
In the past, we have seen franchises spending a huge sum of money on relatively unknown Indian spinners. But the KC Cariappas and Pawan Negis will tell us that the plan might often backfire. Rajasthan Royals have spent Rs 6.2 crores on the Karnataka offie Krishnappa Gowtham.
However, Gowtham is yet to play an IPL game, so that gigantic figure might easily stupefy some. Moreover, though Gowtham has a good T20 economy rate of around 7 runs per over, he has just picked 20 wickets in the 27 T20 games he has played thus far. Hence, his average is around 30, which definitely puts his price tag under question.