IPL 2018: 5 domestic veterans who did not play a single game

Saurabh Tiwary
Saurabh Tiwary

The IPL has always served as a platform for local talents to showcase their potential, year after year. This season, many new players came to the fore and were able to show their talent.

But there were some cricketers who did not get to play a single game in spite of being veterans in the domestic circuit. Here are 5 such players:

#5 Saurabh Tiwary

The southpaw has been associated with the Indian Premier League for a very long time. He has been rated highly in the cricketing circles right from the time he played the 2008 Under-19 World Cup with Virat Kohli. He played three games in the 2008 season.

He has been part of RCB, DD and MI previously, and also played for the Rising Pune Supergiant last year. The only game he played in last year, he scored a fifty. This year he was a part of the Mumbai squad but did not play a single game.

#4 Pardeep Sahu

Pardeep Sahu
Pardeep Sahu

He is not a well-known name in IPL circles, as he has played only 5 games in his entire career, all in the 2016 season. He made his first-class debut way back in 2002-2003.

Part of the Kings XI Punjab side in 2016, he was bought by the franchise again this year.

The 32-year-old, who bowls leg spin, did not get to play a single game with the KXIP side who opted for all-rounders like Yuvraj Singh and Axar Patel instead.

#3 Bipul Sharma

Bipul Sharma
Bipul Sharma

The left-arm spinner has played a total of 33 games in the IPL between 2010 and 2017, picking 17 wickets in the process. He was part of the Kings XI Punjab for a few seasons before changing loyalties and joining Sunrisers Hyderabad.

He played seven games last year and picked up three wickets, the same as the 2016 season where he took the same number wickets from the same number of games.

He made his first-class debut way back in 2005 and has represented Punjab for years.

#2 Jatin Saxena

Jatin Saxena (Credit: IPL)
Jatin Saxena

Not many would have heard of Jatin Saxena's name because he has not played a single IPL game till date. He was born in Madhya Pradesh and made his first-class debut way back in the 2001/02 season. His brother Jalaj Saxena has also performed well in the domestic circuit for the last few years but did not get an IPL team this time around.

Jatin, an all-rounder who can bowl leg-spin, was purchased by the Rajasthan Royals but did not play a single game for the side. Krishnappa Gowtham and Shreyas Gopal, as well as Ish Sodhi, performed the spin duties for the Ajinkya Rahane-led side.

#1 Aditya Tare

Aditya Tare
Aditya Tare

He made his List A debut way back in 2008 and has been a prominent name in domestic cricket for years. Aditya Tare returned to the Mumbai Indians this season. He has played for the franchise before and also represented Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils in the past.

He famously hit James Faulkner for a six in the 2014 season to help Mumbai qualify, but did not play a single game this year as the side handed over the wicket-keeping duties to Ishan Kishan.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram