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As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 comes to an end, we look back at some of the season’s bad performances. This list contains the top five batters that garnered high bids at the auction but did not live up to expectations in the 16th edition of the T20 event.
IPL 2023’s Biggest Batting Fumbles
While there were some excellent batting performances in IPL 2023 from players such as Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, there were also some really awful performances by prominent names.
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Hardik Pandya
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He may have 289 runs in 12 matches, but the Gujarat Titans captain has struggled mightily in IPL 2023. His strike rate of slightly over 130 has also not aided his team significantly.
Deepak Hooda
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So far in this edition of the event, the LSG batter has a poor batting form, with scores of 17, 2, 7, 9, 2, 2, 2, 11*, 1, 11, and 5. His strike rate is only 89.61 percent.
Mayank Agarwal
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Mayank Agarwal, who was acquired by SRH for Rs 8.25 crore, has only scored 187 runs in 9 games and has been inexplicably absent in the last few games. The management must be dissatisfied with this brisk opener, who had been in excellent form during the domestic season.
Andre Russell
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Only 220 runs in 13 games. Andre Russell has clearly had a bad IPL. He is known for generating spectacular finishes with the bat for KKR later down the order. Russell, on the other hand, has fallen short in recent seasons.
Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw was dropped by DC after six games due to his inability to impress with the bat. DC batsman scored only 47 runs in six matches. This bad performance has irritated head coach Ricky Ponting.
Also Read: IPL 2023: Points Table, Orange Cap And Purple Cap Leaders After LSG vs MI (cricfiles.com)
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