IPL is one of the biggest cricket event in the world, which made many stars shine and many dropped. From 2008 till now, many players came, who impressed everyone with their performance in IPL. Every cricketer dreams of playing in IPL and dreams of many cricketers are fulfilled by playing IPL. Players have become stars overnight by playing in IPL.
The world’s greatest cricketers play in the IPL and every match in this league is very challenging. After playing in this league, any player can face the biggest match pressure. There is a lot of pressure on every single ball in IPL and so players get used to that.
Due to the IPL, many cricketers also got the opportunity to play for their country, although there were some players who could not continue their best performance and were gradually forgotten.
Today, in this article, we talk about 3 players who were a star in IPL but then faded away.
Siddharth Trivedi
Siddharth Trivedi was such a player who had a huge hand in helping Rajasthan Royals win the IPL title in 2008. Medium pacer Siddharth Trivedi, who hails from Gujarat, was brought into the team because of his cleverness and variety in his bowling. Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne named him ‘mixed bag of tricks’. He even called him the next big star of Indian cricket.
However, his career could not progress due to fixing and poor performance. Siddharth Trivedi was questioned in the IPL spot-fixing case. During interrogation, Siddharth admitted that he took money from the bookie. Siddharth was banned for a year after confessing to the crime during interrogation.
Paul Valthaty
Paul Valthaty made a bang in the IPL by scoring a scintillating century against Chennai Super Kings. He made a lot of headlines by scoring 120 runs in just 63 balls while playing for Kings XI Punjab. This was the highest score by any batsman in the 2011 IPL season.
According to cricket experts, Paul Valthaty could not change his game according to the ever-increasing challenging level in the IPL. IPL is a tournament where players become stars in a moment and get shattered the next. If you don’t do well in a few matches, people will forget you and the fans will look to another player.
Swapnil Asnodkar
If anyone’s debut in IPL is worth remembering, it is Swapnil Asnodkar. When 5ft 5in opener Swapnil Asnodkar walked into the opening match with his teammate Graeme Smith in the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders, very little was known about him.
Swapnil Asnodkar came that day to play a memorable innings. He played a blistering innings of 60 runs in just 29 balls, hitting shots all around the field. Thanks to this innings, he became the underdog player of the IPL.
Swapnil Asnodkar, who was called the find of the tournament, could not maintain that form in the coming season. From playing Ranji Trophy for Goa to getting a clean chit in IPL spot-fixing, his career was full of ups and downs.
