IPL History: 5 players who had just one good season

#1 Swapnil Asnodkar, Rajasthan Royals( 2008 season)

Swapnil Asnodkar

In the inaugural season of IPL where most players struggled to figure out the formula of success the young 24-year old wicket-keeper batsmen from Goa made all heads turn by displaying some blistering starts alongside the experienced Graeme Smith. By the end of the tournament, they had scored 418 runs together at an average of 59.71 – the highest of the tournament.

This stable opening pair provided a strong base for Rajasthan as they went on to win the inaugural season of IPL. He scored a total of 311 runs from 9 games at a very good average of 34.55 and a strike rate of 133.47.

However, things fizzled out as Asnodkar could not reproduce his 2008 heroics in the next season as he could only manage 112 runs in 11 matches, leading to his exile from the cash-rich league ever since.

He will always be remembered fondly for being the pocket-sized dynamo who really shook the IPL from the start with his fearless brand of cricket under the able leadership of Shane Warne for the Royals. It is indeed sad to see a player of his talent not being able to capitalize on that.