Top 10 Flops of IPL 2024

The IPL 2024 season saw many records shattered, with big names and young talents delivering stellar performances. However, not all renowned players lived up to their expectations.

Here’s a look at the top 10 flops of IPL 2024:

1. Glenn Maxwell

• Team: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
• Price: Rs 11 crore
• Performance: The Australian all-rounder managed just 52 runs from 10 innings, including four ducks. His disappointing season was capped by a first-ball duck in the crucial Eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals.

2. Hardik Pandya

• Team: Mumbai Indians
• Price: Rs 15 crore
• Performance: Pandya’s return to Mumbai Indians as captain was disastrous. MI finished at the bottom of the standings with only four wins. Pandya scored 216 runs without a fifty and took 11 wickets at an economy rate over 10.

3. Liam Livingstone

• Team: Punjab Kings
• Price: Rs 11.5 crore
• Performance: The big-hitting Livingstone scored just 111 runs in seven games without a single fifty. Punjab Kings won only one of the matches he played.

4. Mayank Agarwal

• Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Price: Rs 8.25 crore
• Performance: Agarwal scored a mere 64 runs in four matches and was dropped due to his inability to adapt to the team’s aggressive approach.

5. David Warner

• Team: Delhi Capitals
• Price: Rs 6.25 crore
• Performance: Warner missed most of the season due to injury and struggled when he played, tallying 168 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 134.

6. Aiden Markram

• Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Price: Rs 2.6 crore
• Performance: Markram scored 220 runs in 11 games at a strike rate of 124 and failed in the crucial Eliminator and final matches.

7. Alzarri Joseph

• Team: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
• Price: Rs 11.5 crore
• Performance: Joseph took just one wicket in three games with an economy rate near 12 and was subsequently dropped for the rest of the tournament.

8. Spencer Johnson

• Team: Gujarat Titans
• Price: Rs 10 crore
• Performance: Johnson started well but could only manage five wickets in five games with an economy rate of 9.43.

9. Devdutt Padikkal

• Team: Lucknow Super Giants
• Price: Rs 7.5 crore
• Performance: Padikkal had a terrible season, scoring only 38 runs in seven games with a highest score of 13.

10. Anrich Nortje

• Team: Delhi Capitals
• Price: Rs 6.5 crore
• Performance: took seven wickets in six games but had an economy rate of 13.36. He also bowled the most expensive final over in IPL history, conceding 32 runs against Mumbai Indians.

These players, despite their high expectations and price tags, could not deliver for their teams, marking them as the top flops of IPL 2024.