Iceland Cricket Creates "IPL 2025 Frauds And Scammers Team", Rishabh Pant Named Captain
The likes of Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Venkatesh Iyer etc. were expected to pull strings for their franchises, having been bought for big price tags in the mega auction. But so far, they haven't given their money's worth.
Iceland Cricket, known for its witty posts on social media, took a swipe at misfiring stars, assembling a team consisting of the biggest 'frauds and scammers' of the 18th edition of the league.
In a post, Iceland Cricket wrote:"On a rain day in Reyjavik, we give you our IPL 2025 frauds and scammers team: R Tripathi, R Ravindra, I Kishan, R Pant (c & wk), V Iyer, G Maxwell, L Livingstone, D Hooda, R Ashwin, M Pathirana, M Shami; No impact player: M Kumar."
On a rain day in Reyjavík, we give you our IPL 2025 frauds and scammers team:
R Tripathi
R Ravindra
I Kishan
R Pant (c & wk)
V Iyer
G Maxwell
L Livingstone
D Hooda
R Ashwin
M Pathirana
M Shami
No impact player: M Kumar
— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 5, 2025
Pant, who was bought for Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction by Lucknow Super Giants, has unarguably been the biggest flop of the campaign so far. The wicket-keeper batter, who averages a little over 12, hasn't played a single match-winning knock for his side so far.
The likes of Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, etc. have also failed to live up to the expectations.
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