Rishabh Pant, Venkatesh Iyer to Rohit Sharma: Expensive players who have flopped in IPL 2025
Many expensive players like Rishabh Pant, Venkatesh Iyer, Rohit Sharma, and others are finding it hard to play well for their teams in IPL 2025. They have not lived up to the hopes people had because of the big money spent on them. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Rishabh Pant made history as the costliest player ever in the IPL after Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bought him for Rs 27 crore in the mega auction. But in IPL 2025, Pant hasn't done well with the bat. He has made only 106 runs in 9 games for LSG, with a low average of 13.25. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) picked Venkatesh Iyer for a big amount of Rs 23.75 crore in the mega auction ahead of IPL 2025. But the team hasn't gotten the results they hoped for. So far, Venkatesh has made only 135 runs in 8 games for KKR, with a low average of 22.50. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) kept Ravindra Jadeja in the team for Rs 18 crore before the IPL 2025 season. But he hasn't lived up to the high price in either batting or bowling. So far, Jadeja has scored only 145 runs in 8 matches for CSK, with a low average of 29.00. He has taken just 5 wickets in those games. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Mumbai Indians kept Rohit Sharma in the squad for Rs 16.30 crore before the start of IPL 2025. But the former team captain hasn't performed well this season. So far, Rohit has made only 158 runs in 7 games for Mumbai, with a low average of 26.33. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Ishan Kishan was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 11.25 crore in the mega auction. He began IPL 2025 with a hundred, but hasn''t made many runs since then. So far, he has scored 138 runs in 7 games for SRH, with a low average of 27.60. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Sunrisers Hyderabad kept Heinrich Klaasen in the team for a huge amount of Rs 23 crore, but he hasn't matched the high price with his performance. So far in IPL 2025, he has made 210 runs in 7 matches. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) signed Liam Livingstone for Rs 8.75 crore in the IPL auction, but he hasn't performed as hoped. He was left out of RCB's most recent game against Punjab Kings. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Delhi Capitals used the Right to Match (RTM) option to keep Jake Fraser-McGurk for Rs 9 crore in the 2025 IPL Auction. However, he couldn't perform well with the bat and was later taken out of the main team. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Trent Boult came back to Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 auction for Rs 12.5 crore, setting a new record for the New Zealand bowler. However, he hasn't been very effective with the ball this season, taking only 6 wickets in 8 matches. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Mohammed Shami was bought by SRH for Rs 10 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. He hasn't performed at his best this season, taking only 5 wickets in 7 matches.
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