IPL 2018: Once IPL stars, 5 players whose careers hit rock-bottom
Stardom is a very tricky thing. One moment, you have people running behind you for autographs, photographs and what not. The next moment, you turn around and they are nowhere to be seen. It reminds me of Rajesh Khanna's famous dialogue from the movie Anand- "Aaj mai jaha hun, kal koi aur tha, ye bhi ek daur hai, wo bhi ek daur tha". This roughly translates to- "Somebody else used to be where I stand at present. This is also a phase, that was also a phase."
The same is the case with many IPL stars. It feels as if it were just yesterday when they were smashing the ball out of the park or disturbing the timber at will. The tide turned, though, and they were no longer sought after in the year's IPL auction.
This article presents 5 such names who have now been left out of the glitz and glamour that is the Indian Premier League:
#5 Pragyan Ojha
In the 2010 edition of the IPL, Pragyan Ojha was the most coveted spinner. He set the third season on fire by picking up 21 wickets. As a result, he clinched the Purple cap and became the only spinner in IPL history to do so. Ojha has been a part of three title winning teams- Deccan Chargers (once) and Mumbai Indians (twice).
His career was sailing smoothly till 2013, and he bagged 16 wickets in that season. Then, there was a considerable dip in his performance. In 2014, Ojha could only pick up 4 wickets in 12 matches for MI. In the following year, he got just one game, in which he went wicketless. The left-arm spinner has been waiting for an IPL call ever since.