IPL 2021: From MI’s Hardik Pandya to SRH’s Vijay Shankar, 5 IPL 2021 biggest flops; check out- The Indian Premier League or IPL 2021 has entered its fourth week. The teams have played as many as 7-8 matches each. With CSK returning to winning ways, SRH struggling under David Warner to IPL 2021 fastest fifty by MI’s Kieron Pollard. But this story is aimed at shedding lights on players who have played to perform in the first phase and have become a burden to the playing eleven. They Vijay Shankar (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians), Eoin Morgan (Kolkata Knight Riders), Nicholas Pooran (Punjab Kings), Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore).
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IPL 2021 biggest flops
Vijay Shankar- SRH
Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Vijay Shankar has emerged as the biggest flop of IPL 2021. He manages just 58 runs and 3 wickets in 8 matches. His lean patch has already cost SRH numerous matches. The squad currently has the worst middle-order.
| MATCH | BAT | BOWL | DATE | GROUND | FORMAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers vs Royals | 8 | 1/42 | 02-May-2021 | Delhi | T20 |
| Sunrisers vs Super Kings | — | — | 28-Apr-2021 | Delhi | T20 |
| Sunrisers vs Capitals | 8 | 0/19 | 25-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Sunrisers vs Punjab Kings | — | 0/6 | 21-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Sunrisers vs Mum Indians | 28 | 2/19 | 17-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Sunrisers vs RCB | 3 | — | 14-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Sunrisers vs KKR | 11 | 0/14 | 11-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
IPL 2021 biggest flops
Hardik Pandya- MI
MI’s Hardik Pandya has also become a big tension for his IPL franchise. He does not bowl due to a niggle and nor contributing with the bat. He has scored just 52 runs in 7 matches, one of the reasons why MI have lost 3/7 matches in IPL 2021 first phase.
| MATCH | BAT | BOWL | DATE | GROUND | FORMAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mum Indians vs Super Kings | 16 | — | 01-May-2021 | Delhi | T20 |
| Mum Indians vs Royals | — | — | 29-Apr-2021 | Delhi | T20 |
| Mum Indians vs Punjab Kings | 1 | — | 23-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Mum Indians vs Capitals | 0 | — | 20-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Mum Indians vs Sunrisers | 7 | — | 17-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Mum Indians vs KKR | 15 | — | 13-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Mum Indians vs RCB | 13 | — | 09-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
IPL 2021 biggest flops
Nicholas Pooran- PBKS
The Punjab Kings batsman has scored 4 ducks in IPL 2021, most by any player in the cash-rich league. He scored 19 and 6 in the other two matches.
| Punjab Kings vs RCB | 0 | 30-Apr-2021 | Ahmedabad | T20 |
| Punjab Kings vs KKR | 19 | 26-Apr-2021 | Ahmedabad | T20 |
| Punjab Kings vs Mum Indians | — | 23-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers | 0 | 21-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| Punjab Kings vs Capitals | 9 | 18-Apr-2021 | Mumbai | T20 |
| Punjab Kings vs Super Kings | 0 | 16-Apr-2021 | Mumbai | T20 |
| Punjab Kings vs Royals | 0 | 12-Apr-2021 | Mumbai | T20 |
IPL 2021 biggest flops
Eoin Morgan – KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper has endured a poor campaign in IPL 2021. He has so far scored just 92 runs from 7 innings, which also include a 47-run knock.
| MATCH | BAT | DATE | GROUND | FORMAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKR vs Capitals | 0 | 29-Apr-2021 | Ahmedabad | T20 |
| KKR vs Punjab Kings | 47* | 26-Apr-2021 | Ahmedabad | T20 |
| KKR vs Royals | 0 | 24-Apr-2021 | Mumbai | T20 |
| KKR vs Super Kings | 7 | 21-Apr-2021 | Mumbai | T20 |
| KKR vs RCB | 29 | 18-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| KKR vs Mum Indians | 7 | 13-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| KKR vs Sunrisers | 2 | 11-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
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Yuzvendra Chahal – RCB
The RCB ace spinner hasn’t been able to extract wickets and has been expensive in IPL 2021. In 7 matches so far in the IPL, he has scalped only 4 wickets and has conceded runs at an economy rate of 7.7 rpo. His lean patch with the ball could hurt RCB in the 2nd phase and playoffs.
| MATCH | BAT | BOWL | DATE | GROUND | FORMAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCB vs Punjab Kings | — | 1/34 | 30-Apr-2021 | Ahmedabad | T20 |
| RCB vs Capitals | — | 0/10 | 27-Apr-2021 | Ahmedabad | T20 |
| RCB vs Super Kings | 8* | 1/24 | 25-Apr-2021 | Mumbai | T20 |
| RCB vs Royals | — | 0/18 | 22-Apr-2021 | Mumbai | T20 |
| RCB vs KKR | — | 2/34 | 18-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| RCB vs Sunrisers | — | 0/29 | 14-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
| RCB vs Mum Indians | — | 0/41 | 09-Apr-2021 | Chennai | T20 |
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