NEW DELHI: At the halfway stage of IPL 11, we take stock of which players with hefty pay packets have failed to translate that into worthwhile performances.
D’ARCY SHORT (4 games, 65 runs, strike-rate 97.01)
Short, the leading run-getter of the 2017-19 Big Bash League and who this year broke into Australia’s T20I squad, went for 20 times his base price with Rajasthan Royals spending Rs 4 crore for him. He was picked, ostensibly, on his sensational BBL form for Hobart Hurricanes, breaking the mark for most runs in a season and the highest sore in the BBL.
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Despite being one of the most sought-after uncapped overseas players at the auction, the 27-year-old has struggled in the IPL with scores of 4, 6, 11 and 44 at an unacceptable strike-rate of 97.01.
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