IPL 2026's FLOP Playing 11: Rishabh Pant as CAPTAIN, Hardik Pandya and Ruturaj Gaikwad also...

In these collection of pictures, we take a look at the playing 11 of IPL 2026 season's worst performing players. From Rishabh Pant to Hardik Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav.

By Devadyuti Das | Updated: June 2, 2026 11:33 AM IST

IPL 2026's FLOP Playing 11: Rishabh Pant as CAPTAIN, Hardik Pandya and Ruturaj Gaikwad also...

In these collection of pictures, we take a look at the playing 11 of IPL 2026 season's worst performing players. From Rishabh Pant to Hardik Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav.

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1. Ruturaj Gaikwad

1. Ruturaj Gaikwad: Chennai Super Kings ended up with only 337 runs in 14 matches at an average of 24.07 with a strike-rate of 123.44 with only 2 fifties. He was retained for Rs 18 crore by CSK ahead of IPL 2026.

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2. Ajinkya Rahane

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3. Jacob Bethell

3. Jacob Bethell: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder scored only 96 runs in 7 matches at an average of 13.71. Bethell was retained for Rs 2.6 crore by RCB ahead of IPL 2026.

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4. Nicholas Pooran

4. Nicholas Pooran: Lucknow Super Giants batter from West Indies scored only 234 runs in 14 matches this season at a strike-rate less than 130. Pooran was retained for Rs 21 crore by LSG before IPL 2026.

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5. Rishabh Pant (Captain)

5. Rishabh Pant (Captain): Lucknow Super Giants skipper was retained for Rs 27 crore by managed to score only 312 runs in 14 matches at a strike-rate of 138.05. LSG finished in 10th and last position on the Points Table.

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6. Axar Patel

6. Axar Patel: Delhi Capitals captain scored only 173 runs in 14 matches and claimed 11 wickets in the entire season. Axar was retained for Rs 16.5 crore by Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2026.

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7. Hardik Pandya

7. Hardik Pandya: Mumbai indians captain scored 206 runs in 10 matches and picked up only 4 wickets at an average of 64.75. Pandya was retained for Rs 16.35 crore by Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2026.

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8. Marco Jansen

8. Marco Jansen: Punjab Kings all-rounder from South Africa claimed only 9 wickets in 13 matches this year. Jansen was retained for Rs 7 crore by Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2026.

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9. Kuldeep Yadav

9. Kuldeep Yadav: Delhi Capitals chinaman bowler claimed only 10 wickets in 12 matches this year. He was retained for Rs 13.25 crore ahead of IPL 2026.

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10. Digvesh Rathi

10. Digvesh Rathi: Lucknow Super Giants leg-spinner was retained for Rs 30 lakh but claimed only 5 wickets in 10 matches in IPL 2026.

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11. Xavier Bartlett

11. Xavier Bartlett: Punjab Kings pacer from Australia was retained for Rs 80 lakh and claimed only 5 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 77.6 with an economy rate of 11.58.

IPL 2026's FLOP Playing 11: Rishabh Pant as CAPTAIN, Hardik Pandya and Ruturaj Gaikwad also...

In these collection of pictures, we take a look at the playing 11 of IPL 2026 season's worst performing players. From Rishabh Pant to Hardik Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav.