IPL 2020 Auction: 3 Australian legends who were bargain buys but failed in the same season

Australian cricketers have proven to be among most reliable imports in IPL. Many Australian players like Shane Warne, am Gilchrist and David Warner have gone on to become IPL winning captains of ir respective franchises. Several ors have been winners of Orange Cap and Purple Cap at some st. In spite of all hype surrounding  Australian cricketers, t every player from country has been able to replicate ir international success at India’s premier T20 event. As we inch closer to upcoming IPL 2020 Auction on December 19, we take a look at three Australian legends who were bargain buys by franchises but flopped in same season.   

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IPL 2020 Auction: 3 Australian legends who failed to set tournament on fire

• Ricky Ponting

Australia's 2-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting was acquired by Mumbai Indians in 2013 at his base price of $400,000, five years after he played for Kolkata Knight Riders. Ponting was appointed as captain of MI as well. However, he played only six matches before handing over reins to Rohit Sharma. Ponting scored only 52 runs in 6 innings, which pretty much ended his IPL playing career.

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• Michael Clarke

Ar Australian World Cup-winning captain, Michael Clarke was purchased by erstwhile Pune Warriors India in 2013 to replace Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh at his base price of $400,000. cricketer played 6 matches in all and scored only 98 runs at an aver of 16.33. He did t participate any furr in competition.

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• Glenn McGrath

Delhi Daredevils purchased legendary Australian pacer at his base price of $350,000 for inaugural edition. He played all Daredevils' 14 round-robin games but mand to pick up only 12 wickets. McGrath was associated with franchise for ar 2 years but did t play a single game reafter.

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