Top 5 T20 bowlers who faded away from limelight

As a follow-up to the list of Top 5 Forgotten Batsmen, here is a list of the top 5 bowlers who started off their careers on a high but faded away with time:

Rahul Sharma

Rahul Sharma is a right arm leg break bowler, who plays for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy. Rahul Sharma played his first T20 International against Australia and cleaned up David Hussey. However, since then, he has played only two T20 internationals for India and has taken only two wickets.

Rahul Sharma’s failure in the IPL has kept him away from the national team, and he has picked up only five wickets in his last five games.

Rahul Sharma’s stats:

	MATCHES	WICKETS	AVERAGE	BEST BOWLING
T20 Internationals	2	3	18.66	2/29
IPL	17	19	20.10	3/13

Rahul Sharma’s last 5 domestic matches:

BOWLING FIGURES	TEAM PLAYED FOR	OPPOSITION
2/35	Punjab	Jammu & Kashmir
2/19	Punjab	Delhi
1/36	Punjab	Haryana
0/64, 0/60	Punjab	Madhya Pradesh
0/31, 0/14	Punjab	Rajasthan

Joginder Sharma

Joginder Sharma, often compared with Kapil Dev, is a right arm medium fast bowler from Haryana, who played an important role for India in the finals of the T20 World Cup in 2007. Joginder Sharma is a talented bowler who once, playing for India A, dismissed Rahul Dravid, V.V.S. Laxman and Yuvraj Singh in the same match.

A prolific bowler at the domestic level, he failed to perform similarly at the international level. Joginder Sharma has played four T20 internationals and has taken equal number of wickets. He also failed considerably in IPL. He has played 16 matches and has taken a mere 12 wickets. In fact, in his last five domestic matches, he has taken only four wickets at an average of 72.4 runs per wicket.

Joginder Sharma’s stats:

	MATCHES	WICKETS	AVERAGE	BEST BOWLING
T20 Internationals	4	4	34.50	2/20
IPL	16	12	34.92	2/27

Joginder Sharma’s last 5 domestic matches:

BOWLING FIGURES	TEAM PLAYED FOR	OPPOSITION
-	Haryana	Himachal Pradesh
0/24	Haryana	Punjab
0/105	Haryana	Tamil Nadu
2/21, 0/93	Haryana	Karnataka
1/33, 1/71	Haryana	Uttar Pradesh

Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron is a right-arm fast bowler from Jharkhand. Possessing a smooth run-up and a clean action, Varun Aaron bowls at a speed of 140 kmph consistently and with decent control. He was quite impressive in his first match against England, where he returned with figures of 3 for 24. Since then, he has been out of both the ODI and T20 teams.

He has played 12 matches in the IPL and has taken 10 wicket at an economy rate of 8.29. However, Aaron hasn’t performed well in domestic games, having picked up only five wickets in his last five games. Injury too, has kept him out of the side for now.

Varun Aaron stats:

	MATCHES	WICKETS	AVERAGE	BEST BOWLING
IPL	12	10	35.30	2/19

Varun Aaron’s last 5 domestic matches:-

BOWLING FIGURES	TEAM PLAYED FOR	OPPOSITION
2/63	Delhi Daredevils	Chennai Super Kings
0/48	Delhi Daredevils	Kolkata Knight Riders
0/25	Delhi Daredevils	Kings XI Punjab
1/38	Delhi Daredevils	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2/19	Delhi Daredevils	Kings XI Punjab

Siddharth Trivedi

Siddharth Trivedi is a right-arm medium pace bowler from Ahmedabad who plays for Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy. Trivedi came into limelight during an IPL match where he took the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya to change the course of the game. Siddharth Trivedi has been a consistent performer in the IPL, having played 59 matches and taken 53 wickets. His latest stint in domestic cricket hasn’t given much boost to his chances for the national team.

Siddharth Trivedi’s stats:-

	MATCHES	WICKETS	AVERAGE	BEST BOWLING
IPL	59	53	28.19	4/25

Siddharth Trivedi’s last 5 domestic matches:-

BOWLING FIGURES	TEAM PLAYED FOR	OPPOSITION
0/63	Saurashtra	Mumbai
1/42	Saurashtra	Maharashtra
2/46	Air India	C.E.C. & C.
2/76	Air India	BPCL
2/54	Saurashtra	Mumbai

Abhimanyu Mithun

Abhimanyu Mithun is a fast bowler from Karnataka. He made his international debut against South Africa but has failed to grab the big opportunities that came his way after. He has always been guilty of performing below his capability. Mithun has played 15 matches in the IPL and taken only six wickets.

Abhimanyu Mithun’s stats:

	MATCHES	WICKETS	AVERAGE	BEST BOWLING
IPL	15	6	17.6	2/37

Abhimanyu Mithun’s last 5 domestic matches:

BOWLING FIGURES	TEAM PLAYED FOR	OPPOSITION
3/49	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu
0/54	Karnataka	Kerala
2/66	Karnataka	Goa
2/73, 0/14	Rest Of India	Mumbai
3/79, 0/52	Karnataka	Saurashtra