IPL 2017: How Big Buys (Bowlers) Fared In IPL 10
May 25, 2017 at 5:57 PM
In the auction of IPL 2017, many bowlers drew big bucks and pouched crores of an amount.
However, not everyone delivered to the promise with which they were coming in. It’s important to analyse and judge players on the basis of their performance so as to compute their money value.
Here is an analysis of players who drew big amounts and let’s try to find out whether they performed according to price tag or not –
Kagiso Rabada – The South African fast bowler, who is considered to be the next big thing in the cricketing world was only given a chance in six games where he could only churn out six wickets at an economy rate of 8.81.
All in all, it can be said that Rabada was a costly affair for Delhi who did not do justice with the price tag, as he bagged an amount of 5 Crore in the auction. Every wicket taken by him cost Delhi around Rs. 83,33,333.
Trent Boult – Boult was also not a regular member of his team, Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament. The Kiwi fast bowler played six games in total where he leaked 216 runs in 23.5 overs at an economy rate of 9.06.
After watching his performance, one can easily say that he did not deliver to the price tag and every wicket taken by him that cost KKR 1 Crore.
Tymal Mills – Mills was coming into the tournament with high expectations, as his ability to change the pace of the ball was the biggest factor why he was highly rated in the tournament.
He also impressed Virat Kohli in the T20I series ahead of IPL auction and the Indian skipper did not let him go.
RCB had to spend Rs. 12 Crore on him and Mills was the biggest failure in this season, as he could just take five wickets at an economy rate of 8.57. He also got injured during IPL, which was the last thing that RCB wanted while his each wicket cost the owner 2.4 Crores.
Pat Cummins – The injury prone bowler was surprisingly a smart buy for Delhi Daredevils, as the pacer delivered to the promise of which he was coming in the tournament.
The Australian pacer who was flown in as a replacement of Mitchell Starc during Test series in India, as he continued his form and scalped 15 wickets in 12 games.
Along with that, he also scored 77 runs. Cummins each wicket cost Delhi Rs 30,00,000 but runs scored by him ensured that he is an asset for the team.
Aniket Choudhary – Being rated as the Mitchell Starc of India, Aniket made a long jump from a base price of 10 lakh to 2 crores.
However, he was not a good buy, as after leaking 55 runs in the first game, he was dropped for next few games and only made a comeback in the team after more than 20 days.
Choudhary could just scalp five wickets in the same number of games at an economy rate of 8.55 and thus was a poor buy. His each wicket cost was 40 Lakh.
T Natarajan – The perils of rating a player high on basis of his performance in local leagues were seen here.
The Tamil Nadu pacer was snared for an amount of three crores by Kings XI Punjab but the left-arm pacer failed.
In six games, he could jut scalp two wickets and to add to it, his economy rate was much high, as it touched the mark of 9.07. The price of his every one of two wickets was 1.50 crore.
Basil Thampi – Thampi’s economy rate of 9.49 might not be a good one but it is to be noted, as he mostly bowled in death overs.
His capability to bind a batsman saw him winning the ‘Emerging Player’ award.
The Kerala pacer has already been rated as a future star of India by many players and it can be said that he is the biggest find of this IPL this season. His each wicket cost franchise an amount of Rs. 7,72,727.
Mohammed Siraj – Siraj was given just a few chances in the tournament but the Hyderabad pacer made most out of it.
He scalped a total of 10 wickets in six games. Though an economy rate of 9.21 is something which can go against him, the youngster did well in his first big tournament.
For his each wicket, the franchise paid him an amount of Rs. 26 Lakh.
Ishant Sharma – It would have been good if Ishant Sharma would have played county cricket. The most experienced fast bowler in the country at the moment, had a forgettable season, as he went wicketless in this year’s IPL and the amount of Rs. 2 Crore spent by franchise was of no use.
Ishant was struggling for form in this season and was a forgettable buy for Kings XI Punjab.