4 players who unnecessarily prolonged their IPL careers

#4 Adam Gilchrist

Gilchrist did not have a very successful stint with the KXIP

The legendary wicket-keeper batsman was the mainstay of the Deccan Chargers batting line-up for the first three seasons of the IPL. He led the Chargers to the title victory in 2009 in the second edition of the IPL played in South Africa.

However, after joining the Kings XI Punjab in 2011, his form did not go that well. There were many occasions when Gilchrist opted out of the playing XI and handed over the captaincy to someone else. In his last season, Gilly scored just 294 runs averaging a mediocre 22 with the bat.

It is fair to say that Gilchrist, who had already retired from international cricket before the start of the IPL overstayed in the league for too long. Perhaps the right time for him to bow out would have been after winning the title with Deccan Chargers, thereby ending his career on a high.