5 cricketers who faded away after brilliant debut performances

#3 Jason Krejza (Australia)

Jason Krejza went onto take 12 wickets on his Test debut against India in 2008

Very few off-spinners from Down Under climb up the ladder and take the cricketing world by storm with glorious performances. But Jason Krejza did just that, taking 12 wickets on his Test debut against India in 2008. It was no mean feat, considering that Indians are the best players of spin.

However, he was given just one more chance to don the Baggy Green Cap, before the door was shut on him by the Australian selectors. His first-class performances were dismal and he lost his contract with his state team, Tasmania.

During the match in Nagpur, Krejza showed a never-say-die attitude; he tossed the ball above the eye line of the batsmen and enticed them to play their strokes. He also spun it hard and extracted a little bit of bounce. The Indian batsmen kept tonking him high into the orbit for majestic sixes, but they also kept getting out.

He unfortunately leaked 358 runs in the match, but credit has to go to the off-spinner for not losing the plot; he claimed 12 wickets amid all the carnage. These were the fourth best bowling figures on debut.

Krejza did make a comeback to the Australian team for the 2011 World Cup but then disappeared from the international scene. He began with some aggressive, old-school bowling but vanished before he could create a lasting effect.