5 star batsmen who have under performed in IPL over the years

#3 Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey, the man who became the first Indian to score a T20 century, has had one of the most disappointing careers of his generation. For the talent that the Karnataka lad has, he has under-performed all his life. He could have been the next big thing after his T20 century and 2007 U19-World Cup triumph. Much to his woefulness, it took him more than half a decade to launch himself onto the international stage.

Manish Pandey is a great player to watch when he is on the song. But the case with him is, he is never on song when opportunity lies ahead of him. In his IPL career, he has played for 5 different teams which is testament to his poor form throughout.

While he has managed to have a good record for India in T20s with 538 runs at an impressive average of 41.38, Pandey has never managed to have a consistent IPL tournament. He managed to impress everyone when he scored 93 in 2014 IPL final but his poor form continued in the following year.

In 118 IPL matches, Pandey has scored 2499 runs at a below-par average and strike rate of 28.08 and 119.57 respectively. For a player of his talent, it would be fair to say he has been a disappointment.