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IPL 2023: Flop-XI of the tournament

They failed to set the stage on fire.
Flop XI of IPL 2023
Flop XI of IPL 2023 (Source: Twitter)

The IPL 2023 has been a wonderful season from the fans point of view. They have enjoyed every ball of the tournament being bowled. It has been an edition of many firsts along with history being scripted. A number of noteworthy performances were on show which made the fans go ga-ga over the tournament. But there has been a flip side to it as well. Many players have not had the tournament that they would have liked.

For so many of them, they would have wanted to make a mark in the best T20 league in the world for different reasons but it has not been so. Due to different reasons including poor form, they have had an underwhelming season. Now let us take a look at the misses in IPL 2023. These will players who generally take the fans breath away but have not come to the party this time around.

Let us take a look at flop XI in IPL 2023.

The Openers:

Mayank Agarwal -Mayank Agarwal has had a season to forget in IPL 2023. The runs were just not there for the Karnataka batter. He scored just 270 runs in 10 games. Out of which one of which was a big score of 83 against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede. He had an average of 27.

Prithvi Shaw – Prithvi Shaw could not get the runs in IPL 2023. it was a very forgetful season for the Mumbaikar. He just made 106 runs in nine games at a paltry average of 13.25. Shaw has also not had the best of times on the field as well. DC also finished 10th on the table as well. 

Middle Order:

Rahul Tripathi– Rahul Tripathi could not repeat his IPL 2022 heroics in IPL 2023. The Maharashtrian threw his wicket away even when he got a start. In 13 games that he played, he scored 273 runs at an average of 22.75. The strike rate was also low at 128.76.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa –  Bhanuka Rajapaksa will want to forget this edition in a hurry. The Sri Lankan picked up an injury through the course of the tournament and could only play in four matches. In those four games, he scored just 71 runs at an average of 23.66 and a strike rate of 114.76.

Dinesh Karthik– Dinesh Karthik will don the gloves in the side. Karthik has not had the best of seasons with the bat and behind the stumps. He has been poles apart between IPL 2022 and 2023. He has not been able to finish off games for RCB. In 13 games he could only make 140 runs.

Lower Order and Bowlers:

Andre Russell-  Andre Russell has not had a good season as compared to his lofty standards. The all-rounder has scored only 227 runs in 14 games. He has only 7 seven scalps with the ball. His bat position has changed and that is what has affected his run-scoring this season.

Umesh Yadav– Umesh Yadav has only picked up 1 wicket in IPL 2023, It has been a poor season for him in the familiar environs of Eden Gardens where the wicket is conducive to pace.

Umran Malik – Umran Malik for some reason has not been given a lot of opportunities by the SRH management this season. He has picked up 5 wickets in the seven games that he played.

Deepak Chahar – Deepak Chahar has not had the season that he would have liked. He picked up 13 wickets in the handful of games that he played. He was poor on the field and also dropped vital catches in the final against Gujarat Titans. The right-armer was nowhere near his best.

Kagiso Rabada– For some strange reason, Kagiso Rabada could not get his full share of games for the Punjab Kings this season. In the six games that he played, he picked up 7 wickets. The South African was a pale shade of his normal self.

Khaleel Ahmed– Khaleel Ahmed who once wore India colours had an underwhelming IPL season in 2023. The left-arm seamer picked up nine wickets in nine games. DC also had a forgetful season as they finished 9th on the points table.

 

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