All-time underperforming IPL XI

#11 Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma

The tall Indian fast bowler got a long rope in the IPL by different franchises despite having poor showings before finally going unsold in the 2018 IPL auction. Ishant, who has 256 Test scalps, is an important member of the Indian Test team in overseas conditions but has never succeeded in the T20 format.

In his IPL career, Ishant has nothing impressive to show. In 76 IPL games, he has just 58 wickets at an unacceptable average of 39. His lack of wicket-taking abilities hit an all-time low in the 2017 edition, where he took just 1 wicket from 6 matches for KXIP. Moreover, he gives runs at an unreasonably high rate of 8.2 runs per over and has been a consistent failure in the death overs. For a player who has gone on to play international cricket for so many years and has a good ODI and List A record, much more was expected of Ishant.