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

#1 Lasith Malinga

Malinga bagged the Purple cap in 2011's IPL picking up 28 wickets

Over the past few years, Lasith Malinga had been a vital cog in the Mumbai Indians setup. He single-handedly won MI numerous matches since he joined them in 2009. Popularly known as 'Slinga' Malinga, he bagged the Purple cap in 2011's IPL picking up 28 wickets for MI. This included figures of 5/13 against Delhi Daredevils.

Malinga had made a comeback after his ankle injury in the previous season of the IPL but his old charm was missing. He could only manage 11 wickets in 12 matches.

The 34-year-old Sri Lankan pacer has been struggling with his fitness of late. This is the reason why he was dropped from his national team for the limited overs leg against India last year.