IPL History: 5 players who had just one good season

Swapnil Asnodkar
Swapnil Asnodkar

#2 Saurabh Tiwary, Mumbai Indians (2010 season)

Mumbai v Bangalore - 2010 Champions League Twenty20
Mumbai v Bangalore - 2010 Champions League Twenty20

The Jharkhand lad, a look-alike of MS Dhoni with his long locks and attacking approach was a permanent feature in the IPL arena. He was first signed by Mumbai Indians (MI) for the inaugural edition of IPL but his breakthrough season came in 2010. He scored a total of 419 runs from 16 matches with three fifties with a strike rate of 135.59. He played a crucial role in his team’s journey to the final that season.

For the next three seasons, he was part of RCB, but failed to recreate that old magic of 2010. Further, his stint with Delhi Daredevils in 2014 was cut short by an injury to his shoulder and Imran Tahir was called-up as his replacement. In 2016, the new franchise of Rising Pune Supergiants roped him in for their debut IPL season.

His demotion in ranks and stature from being a first choice starter in the playing eleven to not finding a team in the recent seasons, has been glaring. The highlight of his IPL career remains the 2010 season that handed him a team India debut against Australia.

He has been resigned by Mumbai indians this time around for the upcoming season.

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