5 Faded IPL stars - Where are they now?
In the last 12 seasons, some players were successful in achieving their dreams and some talented cricketers faded away with time.
4. Manpreet Gony
Manpreet Gony, the right arm tall heightened bowler from Punjab reaped lots of success in his debut season. His deck hitting abilities used to unsettle batsmen while batting. In the inaugural season of IPL, he was picked by Chennai Super Kings and he turned out to be their surprise package, who amazed everyone with his quick bowling. He grabbed 17 wickets in 16 games for his team. Moreover, the right-arm pacer ended up being the leading wicket-taker for CSK.
After a successful stint in IPL, he received a national call up for the Asia Cup. He didn’t had a great debut game playing for Men in Blue as he went wicketless recording bowling figures of 0/11. In the next match against Bangladesh, he opened his account as he took two wickets.
But, who knew that that was his last international appearance. He again headed towards the IPL with a wish to repeat his success for CSK but that never happened. After successive failure, he was released by CSK but he was picked by Kings XI Punjab. However, he failed to prove his worth for his new franchise. Gony’s last appearance in IPL came in 2017 playing for Gujarat Lions.
In 2019, he bid adieu to international cricket and shifted his focus to T20 leagues as a freelance cricketer. He walked on the footsteps of Yuvraj Singh and played for Toronto Nationals in the Canada Global T20 League. In an interview, Gony also accepted the fact that after taking retirement he will keep playing for different teams in the franchise cricket.
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