6 times Kings XI Punjab overspent on their players in the IPL auction

#4 David Hussey - IPL 2011 Auction

David Hussey could not gel with the Kings XI Punjab during his first season with the franchise

David Hussey is a name that needs no introduction. With his consistency and hitting, he was one of the most popular T20 cricketers when the shortest format was still in its early stages. He could also bowl a bit and that made him a target for many teams at the IPL auction.

At the 2011 IPL auction, Hussey was bought by the Kings XI Punjab for $1.4 million after being involved in a heavy bidding war with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, he did not play the way everyone expected him to and scored just 64 runs in 8 matches with a high score of just 21 runs.

The franchise heavily banked on Hussey's hitting ability in the middle-order but he could not get it going throughout the tournament and they finished fifth on the points table, and failed to make it to the playoffs by one game.

He was impressive in the next edition of the tournament and scored 396 runs in 16 games, before following it up with another dismal-season, scoring just 235 runs in 12 games at a very poor strike rate of 112.44.