IPL 2018: Once IPL stars, 5 players whose careers hit rock-bottom

#2 Irfan Pathan

Irfan was also dropped from the Baroda Ranji team recently

There was a time when Irfan Pathan was considered the next big thing in terms of a pace bowling all-rounder after Kapil Dev in Indian cricket. Being an all-rounder, he was always in demand.

When you see Pathan's stats over the years, there is a clear pattern. In the first 3 seasons of the IPL, he picked up 15, 17 and 15 wickets and scored at an average of 21.83, 19.60 and 34.50 respectively. His numbers started waning henceforth and so did the bidding for the talented player.

Recently, he was also dropped from the Baroda Ranji Trophy team. Despite putting up a decent show for the West zone in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the once-coveted player has been ignored by all the franchises.