IPL 2019: 5 Players who have flopped in the first two weeks

The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has successfully completed its second week. Like the past seasons, there was some drama surrounding the tournament in the opening few days. Right from the controversial umpiring call where the no-ball was not called, to defending in the super over, to the controversy surrounding the Mankad incident involving Ravi Ashwin, a hattrick by Sam Curran, a monumental collapse from the Delhi Capitals, the first two weeks has seen it all. But one thing about the first week that will be etched in it is the fact that there were a lot of thrilling finishes barring one, or two one-sided contests.

The Chennai Super Kings end at the top of the table this week. They are followed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Mumbai Indians with each of the teams has played at least 4 games so far.

There were many superlative individual performances both with the bat and the ball. Amidst so many wonderful performances, some players succumbed to the pressure. They failed to reach the expectations and ended up as five disappointments so far in the first 14 days of the IPL.

(Disclaimer: Stats have been considered until 6th April.)

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#5 Jaydev Unadkat - Rajasthan Royals

Unadkat has been poor so far(IMAGE COURTESY: IPLT20/BCCI)

Jaydev Unadkat has had a torrid start to this year's campaign in the opening few matches of the IPL for his side Rajasthan Royals. He was then subsequently dropped from the team for their 4th game, which earned them their first victory this season against the Royal Challengers Bangalore who are yet to open the account.

Unadkat is an experienced player, and this break may be a blessing in disguise for him. He may make his comeback stronger than ever in the coming games.

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#4 Shimron Hetmeyer - Royal Challengers Bangalore

Disastrous debut (IMAGE COURTESY: IPLT20/BCCI)

There was much hype around this talented youngster from the Carribean even before the IPL auctions. Shimron Hetmyer was touted as the player for the future, and one to watch out for after a great debut series against India late last year.

Royal Challengers Bangalore had faith in him and was bought at a hefty price at the auction. But in the 3 games that the Bangalore played so far, he has been highly disappointing, aggregating just 15 runs in 4 games and was subsequently dropped.

The Virat Kohli led side is languishing at the bottom of the table with 5 defeats in as many matches, and Shimron failed to score any significant runs. This is a long tournament, and one can hope he gets a few more chances to shine. But that looks a long way away for the young West Indian with the arrival of Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Coulter-Nile.

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#3 Chris Lynn - Kolkata Knight Riders

Chris Lynn(IMAGE COURTESY: IPLT20/BCCI)

Chris Lynn has not been able to create the sort of impact that we are accustomed to seeing from him in the past. He has found it very difficult against the spinners at the top of the order and was regularly outscored by his partners in each of the games.

Chris has scored just 77 runs in 4 games but he is still a dangerous batsman and when on a song, KKR will be an even tougher side to beat given the fact that in spite of his indifferent form, the Dinesh Karthik led side has been the team to beat in the opening week of the IPL.

It will a great site to see Sunil Narine and him dominate the bowling attack once again just like they did last year. Lynn had been in good form coming into the tournament, and KKR will be hoping for some Lynn-sanity in the coming games.

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#2 Ambati Rayudu - Chennai Super Kings

Ambati Rayudu is nowhere close to his best in this season (IMAGE COURTESY: IPLT20/BCCI).

Ambati Rayudu was one of the best performers for CSK last season. But, thus far, he has struggled to get going. He wasn’t in the best of forms while playing for India a few weeks earlier either.

In the three games that he played, he only scored 55 runs, and this includes the highest score of 28. His average is just 14 while the strike rate is less than 100. He has looked out of sorts in a side that has dominated so far in the tournament. CSK and Dhoni will surely him a long rope especially after his exploits for the team last season

Rayudu should look to score more runs from here on as there is a crucial week coming up with the World Cup squad to be picked soon, and this will a final opportunity for him to make a case for himself.

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#1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Bhuvneshwar Kumar(IMAGE COURTESY: IPLT20/BCCI)

One would be surprised to see Bhuvneshwar Kumar in this list given the fact his past performances in the IPL.His form is causing alarming concern in the Indian cricket circles. He looks to be extremely rusty and isn’t nailing the yorkers as he used to do earlier.

The pacer is leaking a lot of runs at the death and brought out some of his worst performances especially in the first three games of this season. He bowled 19 overs in five matches and conceded 191 runs at an economy rate of more than 10, which is a lot considering his standards and taking just 3 wickets in the process.

The stand-in skipper of the SRH is clearly feeling the pressure at the end overs, which is definitely not a good sign for the World Cup, but IPL is a long tournament, and a player of his caliber will definitely turn it around in the coming weeks.

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