5 players that may have gone out of favor with IPL franchises

Ishant Sharma

The long, flowing mane, the menacing run-up, the prodigious swing and lively pace.

Yes, Imran Khan was a great bowler.

But let’s talk about Ishant Sharma.

Ishant’s priorities are fixed, he is dead clear about what he wants to do (hurl back of a length outside the off stump). Ishant is one of the earliest prototypes of the bowling machine. The ones that can’t be configured.

Ishant has played for five IPL teams, five more than the number of wickets he took this season. With three Sharmas in one side, Punjab thought they had all their bases covered. Unlike the 10th boards, this Sharma ji ka beta flopped big time.