Coca-Cola cup 1997/98 (Desert Storm): Where are they now?

#5 Ajay Jadeja

Jadeja was one of India's best fielders

A career that promised so much, but yielded well... not so much. Ajay Jadeja was one of India's batting mainstays in the late 90s and came into the Coca-Cola Cup in pretty decent nick. However, he failed to get going over the course of the series, managing a measly 54 runs in 5 matches and scoring just one boundary in the entire tournament.

A couple of years on and Jadeja became embroiled in a match-fixing scandal involving Mohd. Azharuddin and Hansie Cronje and was subsequently banned for five years. The ban was later overturned, in 2013, following which he was allowed to play domestic cricket.

Jadeja was appointed the coach of the Delhi Ranji team in 2015, but he resigned from the post and is currently working as a commentator for Sony.

#6 VVS Laxman

Laxman is a part of Star Sports' commentary panel

Laxman meandered his way to a 34-ball 23 when India needed to go hammer and tongs at the bowling in the 6th match against Australia (the Desert Storm). That was his only contribution in the series as he hardly got an opportunity to bat.

He did, however, provide plenty to Indian cricket over the remainder of his career. Best remembered for his iconic match-winning stand with Rahul Dravid in the Kolkata Test against Australia in 2001, where he scored 281, Laxman was one of India's most dependable batsmen in the longer format of the game. He played his last Test in 2012, and retired soon after, having amassed over 8000 runs.

At present, Laxman is the third member of the CAC along with Sachin and Ganguly. He also acts as a mentor for IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad and as a commentator for Star Sports' Hindi channel.