The most expensive player of IPL 2025 flopped, scored only 25 runs after being retained for 23 crores, and was dismissed by a player of half the price.

The retention list for IPL 2025 was released a few days ago. During this time, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen was the most expensive player to be retained. Sunrisers Hyderabad once again included him in their team by paying Rs 23 crore. But just 8 days after being retained, he flopped badly. In the first T20 match played between India and South Africa in Durban, he could score only 25 runs. For this he faced 22 balls. Klaasen, famous for his stormy innings, batted at a strike rate of just 113 during this time.
Heinrich Klaasen was dismissed by a player who was priced less than half of his price in Durban. Varun Chakravarthy has been retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 11 crore this time. Varun, who is among the 6 players retained for KKR, got Klaasen caught by Axar Patel. He bowled a length delivery to Klaasen on the outside off.
Klaasen plays a very good backfoot pull on this ball and this time too he did the same but the ball could not cross the boundary. Akshar, who was at long on, caught it. Varun bowled brilliantly in this match. He bowled 4 overs and took 3 wickets giving just 25 runs at an economy of 6.20.
The 4 match T20 series between India and South Africa has started. Its first match was played in Durban, in which many players participating in IPL were playing. Many such players were playing in it, who were retained by paying a huge amount before the mega auction. But along with Klaasen, they too could not do anything special. After Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs from South Africa has been retained for 10 crores. Stubbs, who plays for Delhi Capitals, could score 11 runs in 11 balls in this match.
Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Akshar Patel, among the most expensive players playing in the Indian team, failed to perform well.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 21 runs in 17 balls, Pandya scored 2 runs in 6 balls and conceded 27 runs in 3 balls. Akshar scored 7 runs in 7 balls and conceded 8 runs in 1 over. These three players have been retained at a price of more than 16 crores. At the same time, the magic of KKR's most expensive player Rinku Singh, who was retained for 12 crores, also did not work. He could score only 11 runs in 10 balls.