5 Indian regulars who have never been consistent in the IPL

Ishant Sharma
Kolkata Knight Rider made Ishant Sharma theie most expensive buy in the first IPL auction

#3 Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav has never quite found his groove in the IPL

And Umesh Yadav completes the hat trick of fast bowlers on this list. It seems like Indian fast bowlers that were once—or even now—regulars in the national team don’t like bowling in the IPL.

When he broke into the scene, it was this very tournament that shot him to the limelight. Now, about 5 years later, he is one of those bowlers who have been better for their national sides than in the IPL.

With an average of over 30, he has taken 74 wickets in 80 IPL games with an economy rate of 8.41. Numbers that don’t really justify an Indian team regular.

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