The ongoing 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 edition witnessed the IPL franchise spend an unbelievable INR 639.15 crore at the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024, surpassing the 2022 auction’s Rs 551.70 crore bracket.
In an attempt to make their squad unbeatable, the IPL franchises left no stone unturned in acquiring prominent players from the league and retaining the formidable ones. However, a few players who were signed by the franchises for massive price tags unfortunately turned out to be a failure for the squad as they failed to create an impact with their innings so far in the ongoing IPL 2025 season.
In this article we will take a look at the top four most expensive players who were acquired by the franchises at massive price tags yet failed to win any matches for their teams in the ongoing IPL 2025 season.
IPL 2025: Top 4 Expensive Players Who Flopped in the Season
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Rishabh Pant, Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) – INR 27 Crore
The Indian international cricketer Rishabh Rajendra Pant, popularly referred to as “Rishabh Pant”, is at the first spot in our list of the top four players who were signed for massive price tags yet failed to prove themselves in the ongoing IPL 2025 edition. Rishabh Pant was acquired by the Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) franchise as their skipper for a staggering INR 27 crore, making him the most expensive player of the IPL 2025 edition.
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Although fans anticipated Rishabh Pant to bring along his fierce and match-winning innings for the LSG franchise, the wicket-keeper-batter failed to live up to the expectations of the fans with just one half-century to his name in the IPL 2025 season so far. As of now, Pant has played a total of nine matches in the 18th edition of the IPL already and has amassed a total of only 106 runs at a strike rate of 96.36, showcasing his minimal impact.
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Venkatesh Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – INR 23.75 Crore
At the second spot in our list of the top four most expensive players who were acquired by the franchises at massive price tags yet failed to win any matches for their teams in the ongoing IPL 2025 season, we have Venkatesh Iyer, who was officially acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping INR 23.75 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024.
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Well, although the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise chose to invest substantially in Iyer, his innings haven’t paid off as expected by the fans of KKR so far. As of now, Venkatesh Iyer has played a total of eight matches in the IPL 2025 edition and has been able to amass only a total of 135 runs at a poor average of 22.50, proving to be a major flop for the KKR franchise.
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Ravindra Jadeja, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), INR 18 Crore
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top 4 players who were signed for massive price tags yet failed to prove themselves in the ongoing IPL 2025 edition, we have the legendary Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, popularly referred to as “Jaddu” and “Sir Jadeja” by the fans of the Indian cricket team.
Ravindra Jadeja was successfully retained by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise for a mind-boggling INR 18 crores ahead of the IPL 2025 edition, making him one of the most expensive picks for the CSK franchise. However, shockingly. Ravindra Jadeja, often hailed as the mainstay of the CSK squad, has failed to justify his massive price tag in the IPL 2025 tournament so far in both the batting and bowling departments.
So far in the IPL 2025 edition, Jadeja has played a total of eight matches for the CSK squad and has managed to score only 145 runs at a poor average of 29.00. Additionally, Jadeja has also disappointed the CSK franchise with his bowling exploits and has been able to pick up just five wickets in the eight matches that he has played so far.
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Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians (MI) – INR 16.30 Crore
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Well, this might serve as a shock to the IPL aficionados, but the skipper of the Indian national cricket team, Rohit Sharma, is at the fourth spot in our list of the top four players who were signed for massive price tags yet failed to prove themselves in the ongoing IPL 2025 edition.
Rohit Sharma has undoubtedly been a part of the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise for decades now and is often hailed as one of the most reliable top-order batsmen in the squad. However, the ongoing IPL 2025 edition has proved to be dreadful for the hit-man of the Indian cricket team. So far in the IPL 2025 edition, Rohit Sharma has played a total of seven matches for the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise and has been restricted to an awful total of just 158 runs with an appalling average of 26.33.
