IPL 2022 Super Flops: 3 biggest CHOKERS ft. Ruturaj Gaikwad The retentions for the new IPL cycle surprised everyone as franchises opted for youngsters more than experience. It made sense to a lot until the UAE stars turned big flops in India. The likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Venkatesh Iyer were retained by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in place of experienced players. Follow all the IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
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While Gaikwad ended Faf du Plessis’s return with an impressive deal, Venkatesh Iyer’s retention meant KKR didn’t opt for Shubman Gill. Meanwhile, experienced Kieron Pollard also failed to deliver for Mumbai Indians (MI).
- Ruturaj Gaikwad – Rs 6 crore (108 runs in 7 matches @15.43)
- Venkatesh Iyer – Rs 8 crore (109 runs in 7 matches @18.17)
- Kieron Pollard – Rs 6 crore (96 runs in 7 matches @16)
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Ruturaj Gaikwad
IPL 2021 Orange Cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad, who emerged as a promising talent in UAE, flopped badly in India. After scoring 600+ runs, Gaikwad has failed to deliver for CSK except for his single fifty innings in seven matches. He failed to provide CSK with crucial starts which is one of the main reasons why CSK lost 5/7 matches.
| Match | Bat | Date | Ground | Format |
| Super Kings vs Mumbai | 0 | 21-Apr-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| Super Kings vs Titans | 73 | 17-Apr-2022 | Pune | T20 |
| Super Kings vs RCB | 17 | 12-Apr-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| Super Kings vs Sunrisers | 16 | 09-Apr-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| Super Kings vs Punjab Kings | 1 | 03-Apr-2022 | Brabourne | T20 |
| Super Kings vs Super Giants | 1 | 31-Mar-2022 | Brabourne | T20 |
| Super Kings vs KKR | 0 | 26-Mar-2022 | Wankhede | T20 |
Venkatesh Iyer
KKR allrounder Venkatesh Iyer took the IPL 2021 Phase 2 by storm. He emerged as a talented allrounder with ability to take on any world class bowler. Like Gaikwad, Iyer too delivered in UAE but has been next to disgrace for KKR as he failed to give quality starts to the Shreyas Iyer-led franchise.
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
| KKR vs Royals | 6 | — | 18-Apr-2022 | Brabourne | T20 |
| KKR vs Sunrisers | 6 | — | 15-Apr-2022 | Brabourne | T20 |
| KKR vs Capitals | 18 | 0/14 | 10-Apr-2022 | Brabourne | T20 |
| KKR vs Mumbai | 50* | — | 06-Apr-2022 | Pune | T20 |
| KKR vs Punjab Kings | 3 | — | 01-Apr-2022 | Wankhede | T20 |
| KKR vs RCB | 10 | 0/10 | 30-Mar-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| KKR vs Super Kings | 16 | — | 26-Mar-2022 | Wankhede | T20 |
Kieron Pollard
The West Indies star allrounder has been a big dampener for Mumbai Indians. In fact, he is only the strong force behind MI’s decline in IPL 2022 as the franchise lost all first 7 matches. He is yet to play a match-winning innings with the ball or bat. Moreover, despite being a senior pro, he was engaged in an ego battle after MS Dhoni’s masterplan field at long on. He wanted to go over the fielder only to lose his wicket.
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
| Mumbai vs Super Kings | 14 | — | 21-Apr-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| Mumbai vs Super Giants | 25 | — | 16-Apr-2022 | Brabourne | T20 |
| Mumbai vs Punjab Kings | 10 | — | 13-Apr-2022 | Pune | T20 |
| Mumbai vs RCB | 0 | 0/24 | 09-Apr-2022 | Pune | T20 |
| Mumbai vs KKR | 22* | — | 06-Apr-2022 | Pune | T20 |
| Mumbai vs Royals | 22 | 1/46 | 02-Apr-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| Mumbai vs Capitals | 3 | — | 27-Mar-2022 | Brabourne | T20 |
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