By Ravi - Mar 19, 2025 01:37 PM
The 18th season of IPL is going to start from March 22. In the first match of the season, defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders will face Virat Kohli's team Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens. Many young players have made their careers through this tournament which started in 2008. They have helped the teams win the trophy. Some cricketers have also continued their performance of one season. They are playing better than the regular players. At the same time, some players failed after shining in one season.
Kyle Mayers was given a chance by the Lucknow Super Giants team in the year 2023. This West Indies all-rounder opened for the Lucknow team and played an important role in taking the team to the playoffs. In the year 2023, Mayers scored 379 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of 144.10. These include four half-centuries. However, after this he remained in the Lucknow team in 2024, but he did not get to play a single match. After this, in the mega auction of the year 2025, he entered the auction with a base price of 1.5 crores, but he did not find any buyer.
Paul Valthaty did wonders for Kings XI Punjab in 2011. This right-handed batsman had played only two matches in 2009 before that season. In 2011, Punjab made him an opener. At the beginning of the tournament, he played a brilliant innings against the strong Chennai Super Kings. Valthaty scored an unbeaten 120 runs in 63 balls. He scored 463 runs in the season at an average of 35.61. After this, he could not maintain his form. In 2012, he got a chance to play six matches and in 2013 he got a chance to play only one match.
Saurabh Tiwari did wonders in 2010. He led Mumbai Indians to the finals. Saurabh scored 419 runs that season. He was named the Emerging Player of the Season. After this, he also got a chance to play three ODIs for India, but he failed. Since the 2011 season, he has never been able to score 200 runs in the IPL. His strike rate also barely crossed 120. Due to consistently poor performance, no one bought Saurabh in the 2022 mega auction and his IPL career was almost over.
Swapnil Asnodkar played a key role in Rajasthan Royals' title win in the inaugural season in 2008. Asnodkar scored 311 runs in the 2008 season, but soon failed the next year in 2009. He scored runs in eight matches at an average of just 12. During this time he did not score a single half-century. He got a chance to play three matches in the next two seasons and then his IPL career ended. Asnodkar played domestic cricket for Goa till 2018.
The way Manvinder Bisla played in the IPL 2012 final, it seemed that this was the last match of his career. He made Kolkata Knight Riders the champion. He played 21 matches. He scored a half-century. In the final, Chennai Super Kings did not consider him a threat. After Gautam Gambhir was out on zero, Bisla took over the innings and made the team champion by scoring 89 runs in 48 balls. Bisla's form declined after this match. He played 14 matches in 2013. His average fell from 30 to 19. After this, he got a chance to play in only three matches in the next two seasons. He played domestic cricket till 2017.
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