IPL 2018: At the halfway stage, rating the three Indians who cost over Rs. 10 crores

After three weeks of enthralling action, the Indian Premier League has entered into its second half. The race for the playoffs is bound to get intense from here on and the upcoming week will confirm the elimination of at least one team from the competition.

The top three ranked teams on the points table are just a few wins away from booking their place in the playoffs. While the door for the bottom-ranked teams is slowly closing.

IPL, which is said to be a talent producing factory, is also known for turning the fortunes of players by making them rich overnight. Some of the players get lucky in the auction and take home an amount bigger than what they get playing in the internationals. 3 Indians players were signed for over Rs. 10 crores in the auction this year and all of them must be feeling the money pressure while playing for their respective teams.

Here's a look at how they have fared in the season after the seven rounds of matches:

#3 Jaydev Unadkat

Jaydev Undakat, the fast bowler who plays for Saurashtra in the domestic circuit was the most expensive Indian bought in the auction this year. He grabbed eyeballs of the Indian selectors after putting on an impressive show in the IPL last year.

He took 24 wickets in 12 matches at an economy of 7.02 and emerged as the second highest wicket-taker in the season. Unadkat has been a regular in the Indian T20 team in the past few months.

Unadkat who is playing for Rajasthan Royals has looked ordinary right from the first game of the season. In the 7 matches that he has played so far, he has taken just 4 wickets at an economy of 10.18. He has not been able to complete his quota of 4 overs in most of the matches.

At Rs. 11.5 crore, he was the most expensive Indian player in the auction this year but he has not been able to prove his worth. If he fails in the upcoming matches too, the team will be left with no option but to drop him.

Rating: 4/10