5 Indian cricketers who were picked based on IPL performances but failed

India's ODI and T20I captain MS Dhoni recently admitted that players who represent India cannot solely be picked on the basis of their IPL performances. While he did admit that IPL is a platform to unearth talent, he was wary of using that as the sole yardstick for selecting Test or ODI players to represent India.Also Read: IPL 2016 Teams and full players list True as that might be, India have selected quite a few players and given them their first caps, on the back of solid IPL performances. While some have flourished and cemented their status in the side, others weren't so lucky and fell by the wayside.Here are 5 Indian cricketers, who were picked on the basis of their performances in the IPL but failed to deliver:

#5 Karn Sharma

A lot was expected from Karn but he didn’t live up to the billing

When Karn Sharma was picked up for Rs 3.75 crore by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 IPL auction, then a record for the highest amount earned by a domestic uncapped player, it wasn't a great gamble. After all, he had picked up 11 wickets in 13 matches in the 2013 season with an incredible economy rate of 6.60.

Karn Sharma continued that impressive with 15 more wickets in the 2014 season. His ability to hit crucial lower-order runs coupled with his impressive leg spin earned him a call-up to the Indian team in 2014. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to replicate his IPL performances on the international stage in his short stint with the Indian team.

His only T20I came against England in Birmingham, where he finished with good figures of 1/28 from his four overs, but his ODI debut didn't go so well. He played only two ODIs both against Sri Lanka in India and bowled 19 overs for 125 runs without picking up a wicket. He was never picked for the Indian limited-overs side again.

#4 Sudeep Tyagi

Tyagi couldn’t kick on from his impressive Indian debut

There are always perks to being on the same side as the national team captain, whether it is always being on the background should an opportunity come up or being given the perfect platform to perform and gain international recognition. Sudeep Tyagi certainly made the most of that as he came back from a stress fracture that ruled him out of the 2008 IPL and made an impact for the Chennai Super Kings in the second season.

Although he was on the India A side, his delivery to AB de Villiers, which uprooted the Proteas batsmen's stumps in the 2009 season, was what brought international fame. Although he wasn't among the wickets regularly for CSK, his ability to keep things tight and open the bowling meant he was a good seaming option for India.

That call-up came in the ODIs against Sri Lanka in India. Although he had a forgettable T20I debut against Sri Lanka in December 2009, which turned out to be his only match in the format, he got four ODI matches. It all started brightly as he finished with figures of 6.3-1-15-1.

But unfortunately, that was as good as it good as he only picked up two more wickets in his remaining three ODI matches and hasn't played for India since February 2010.

#3 Rahul Sharma

Rahul Sharma was overshadowed by Ravichandran Ashwin

The 2011 season of the IPL was famous for many things. For two new teams entering the picture, for Chennai Super Kings becoming the first time to lift the title twice and in consecutive seasons as well. One other thing that made it memorable was the rise of the Indian spinners.

Five of the top seven wicket-takers were Indian spinners and although Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra both had more wickets in the 2011 season, it was the emergence of the uncapped Rahul Sharma that caught the eye of the Indian selectors. Playing for the Pune Warriors, he picked up 16 wickets at an economy rate of 5.46, which meant he had the best economy rate of any bowler who bowled more than 5 overs.

With performances like that, it didn't take too long for him to be mentioned as a candidate to play for India and he eventually got his chance later that year against West Indies. Unfortunately, he didn't make the most of his chances and only picked up 6 wickets from his four ODIs and three from his 2 T20Is. The emergence of Ashwin as India's premier spinner thereafter meant he hasn't gotten another chance since 2012.

#2 Manpreet Gony

Gony faded away after an impressive IPL debut season

There can be no better proof for the IPL being the perfect platform for young domestic players to prove their worth than the inaugural season of the IPL. In 2008, Manpreet Gony, a name few outside of Punjab had heard of became an overnight sensation as he finished the tournament with 17 wickets and helped Chennai Super Kings reach the final.

Only three bowlers had taken more wickets than Gony in IPL 2008, all of whom were established international bowlers and he had a better economy rate than two of them. He finished as CSK's leading wicket-taker in the tournament and deservedly got his national call-up just a month later in the 2008 Asia Cup.

Unfortunately for Gony, the IPL performances were as good as it got as he finished wicketless against Hong Kong and picked up 2/65 in 8 overs in his second match against Bangladesh, where he was the most expensive bowler. His performances in the following seasons of the IPL weren't as impressive and he slowly faded away from the international spotlight thereafter.

#1 Murali Vijay

Despite being a Test regular, Vijay has failed in the shorter formats

Although he had already played a Test for India, in 2008, it wasn't until his performances in the 2010 IPL season that Murali Vijay actually got a continuous run in the national side. After finishing the season as Chennai Super King's second-leading run-scorer and impressive everyone with his explosive hitting, he got a chance to play for India again.

After initially being stereotyped as a long-format player, Vijay's performances in the 2010 season thrust him back into the national spotlight. He finished the season as one of only five players to score over 450 runs. His strike rate of 157 showed that he had the ability to hit big and long, which was evident in his two fifties and a century.

Unfortunately for Vijay, despite being one of India's most consistent performers in the longest format, he hasn't been able to replicate the same in the shorter formats. His average of 21 and 18 in ODIs and T20Is aren't representative of his talent and that is why he makes it into this list, despite being a regular in the Indian Test side.