5 players who couldn't make big even after successful IPL campaigns 

Mandeep Singh

#4 Mandeep Singh

Not many would have forgotten the 2012 season when a young chap in the Kings XI Punjab lineup started giving some bowlers a real hard time. Mandeep Singh, the vice-captain of the Indian Under-19 team that played the 2010 U-19 World Cup was once a well known-hero of Indian domestic cricket.

The 27-year old started his career with Punjab in 2010 after being selected for the U-19 World Cup. Mandeep Singh had a bright start to his career, emerging as one of India's highest run-getters in that tournament. The same form in the domestic circuit earned him a call-up in the Kolkata Knight Riders squad.

However, 2010 was not a good experience for the youngster in the IPL. From 2011 to 2014 Singh was part of Kings XI Punjab and went through the best days of his IPL journey. In 2012, he was the top scorer for KXIP and was awarded the Emerging Player Award. At Punjab, he scored 763 runs from 41 matches.

From KXIP, he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore and played there for 5 seasons. In the 'hard-hitting' RCB batting lineup, the top-order batsman had mixed results, fighting for chances. But still, he was a regular figure in the 2015 and 2018 seasons, scoring 157 and 252 runs respectively.

Singh's IPL numbers read 1364 runs from 84 matches. Even after good results for different IPL franchises and impressive domestic stints, he couldn't earn a call up to the national team. The right-handed batsman has made only 3 international appearances (T20Is) against Zimbabwe.