3 players earned more than 7 crore but Failed to perform in IPL 2024: IPL 2024 concluded with the final match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. In this match, KKR defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets and won the trophy.

Mitchell Starc proved the decision of KKR team management to invest Rs 24.75 crore on him for IPL 2024 right. Starc took two wickets for 14 runs in the final and also became the Player of the Match. Earlier, Starc had also bowled brilliantly in Qualifier 1.

However, there were some players who proved to be a big flop in IPL 2024 despite getting a huge amount. We are going to mention 3 such players in this article.

These are the 3 players who flopped badly even after earning more than 7 crores in IPL 2024

3. Kumar Kushagra

Kumar Kushagra was among the most expensive players to be sold in the auction for IPL 2024. Delhi Capitals bought this player for Rs 7.20 crore and made him a part of their team. Fans had hoped that Kushagra would be able to secure a place in DC's playing XI through his performance, but he disappointed. Kushagra was able to score only 3 runs in 4 matches.

2. Devadatta Padikkal

Before IPL 2024, Lucknow Super Giants added Devdutt Padikkal (for Rs 7.75 crore) to their squad through a trade from Rajasthan Royals. Before the start of the season, it was expected that Padikkal would do well but it did not happen. He proved to be a flop in the 7 matches played in the tournament and could score only 38 runs.

1. Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 11 crore before the IPL 2024 auction. The Australian all-rounder scored just 52 runs in 10 matches played this season and took 6 wickets in bowling. Maxwell could not even open his account 4 times in the current season.