It is often tough for a player to keep his form sustained in a tournament such as IPL. The high-octane competition has given rise to players such as Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal.

IPL as a tournament is devastating as a player in the form a season might be selected, and the same player might be axed the next. The franchise prefers to keep young and talented players in their squad in the place of the unfit and old players.

IPL’s player policy by the franchise has been a bit of a mess. Players of high calibre such as Paul Valthaty and Swapnil Asnodkar have been forgotten with time adieu. The velocity and intensity of the tournament have often led us to erase the many good memories of the past seasons.

<b>As a fan, let us look back to these five players who were forgotten after a short span of time at the IPL.</b>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/04/Paul-Valthaty.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-15363" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Paul-Valthaty.jpg" alt="Paul Valthaty" width="640" height="494" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-15363" class="wp-caption-text">Paul Valthaty. (Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption>

The right-handed swashbuckling opener from Mumbai came into the limelight when he scored a match-winning innings for Kings XI Punjab against Chennai Super Kings in the year 2011. He was a key figure for the Punjab team during the 2011 season of Indian Premier League. He was an opener for the Punjab squad until the year 2012.

His sudden growth and surge took the whole of IPL by surprise. Valthaty took four wickets and scored 50 runs in a single match which differentiated him from the rest. He was, however, not picked in the subsequent IPL by either of the franchises.

He has scored a total of 505 runs in the span of 23 matches at an average of 23 with a century and a couple of fifties under his tally.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Joginder-Sharma-CSK-IPL.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-120922" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Joginder-Sharma-CSK-IPL.jpg" alt="Joginder Sharma CSK" width="600" height="432" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-120922" class="wp-caption-text">Joginder Sharma of Chennai. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)</figcaption>

The first bowler who delivered India’s first T20 World Cup under Dhoni has now been discarded by all the franchises. The former Indian fast bowler had a remarkable stint in the IPL with the Chennai Super Kings where he was involved in key dismissals and lusty blows.

A traumatic head injury saw him out for an indefinite period and none of the IPL franchises were interested in getting the experienced bowler on board. He has gone on to become the Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state of Haryana.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Swapnil-Asnodkar.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-116675" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Swapnil-Asnodkar.jpg" alt="Swapnil Asnodkar" width="600" height="442" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-116675" class="wp-caption-text">Swapnil Asnodkar of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption>

The right-handed Asnodkar shook the world his tremendous power hitting for the Rajasthan Royals. The Goa player, however, was left by the franchise after a successful season where he went on to amass 311 runs for the Royals at an impressive average of 34.55 with a strike-rate of 133.47.

He shared 418 runs with his fellow opener and the then South African captain Graeme Smith at an average of 59.18 for the first wicket. His fearless strokeplay led him into the team, and from then things started to fade out slowly but steadily.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Kamran-Khan.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-117468" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Kamran-Khan.jpg" alt="Kamran Khan (C) of Rajasthan Royals" width="594" height="396" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-117468" class="wp-caption-text">Kamran Khan of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Pal Pillai-IPL 2010/IPL via Getty Images)</figcaption>

The left arm seamer from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh came into limelight after his heroics in the super over that helped the Rajasthan Royals to a crucial victory. The 26-year-old seamer bowled the perfect over to an aggressive batsman who could smoke any bowler on his day over the park, and it was Chris Gayle.

It is tough to imagine a young Indian seamer standing head to head in a battle against the Jamaican and Kamran Khan was more than effective for the Royals on that night. The seamer’s IPL career lasted very short when he was picked by the Sahara Pune Warriors in the consequent season of the IPL.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Ashok-Menaria-RR-IPL.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-120918" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ashok-Menaria-RR-IPL.jpg" alt="Ashok Menaria RR IPL" width="643" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-120918" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

The left-handed all-rounder from Udaipur represented the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL for two seasons. The Udaipuri was spoken as the next big thing in Indian cricket with his all-round prowess.

He was the captain of he under 19 side at the Under 19 World Cup in 2010. However, since then Menaria has slipped down the pecking order and has not found the limelight. Menaria could not prove his worth and was later released at the end of the season by the franchise.

He has made his mark as a batsman rather than an all-rounder which might have tampered his chances at the Royals.

<p>It is often tough for a player to keep his form sustained in a tournament such as IPL. The high-octane competition has given rise to players such as Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal.</p>
<p>IPL as a tournament is devastating as a player in the form a season might be selected, and the same player might be axed the next. The franchise prefers to keep young and talented players in their squad in the place of the unfit and old players.</p>
<p>IPL’s player policy by the franchise has been a bit of a mess. Players of high calibre such as Paul Valthaty and Swapnil Asnodkar have been forgotten with time adieu. The velocity and intensity of the tournament have often led us to erase the many good memories of the past seasons.</p>
<h4><b>As a fan, let us look back to these five players who were forgotten after a short span of time at the IPL.</b></h4>
<h4><strong>#1) Paul Valthaty</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_15363" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-15363" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/04/Paul-Valthaty.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-15363" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Paul-Valthaty.jpg" alt="Paul Valthaty" width="640" height="494" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-15363" class="wp-caption-text">Paul Valthaty. (Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The right-handed swashbuckling opener from Mumbai came into the limelight when he scored a match-winning innings for Kings XI Punjab against Chennai Super Kings in the year 2011. He was a key figure for the Punjab team during the 2011 season of Indian Premier League. He was an opener for the Punjab squad until the year 2012.</p>
<p>His sudden growth and surge took the whole of IPL by surprise. Valthaty took four wickets and scored 50 runs in a single match which differentiated him from the rest. He was, however, not picked in the subsequent IPL by either of the franchises.</p>
<p>He has scored a total of 505 runs in the span of 23 matches at an average of 23 with a century and a couple of fifties under his tally.</p>
<h4><strong>#2) Joginder Sharma</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_120922" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-120922" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Joginder-Sharma-CSK-IPL.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-120922" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Joginder-Sharma-CSK-IPL.jpg" alt="Joginder Sharma CSK" width="600" height="432" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-120922" class="wp-caption-text">Joginder Sharma of Chennai. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The first bowler who delivered India’s first T20 World Cup under Dhoni has now been discarded by all the franchises. The former Indian fast bowler had a remarkable stint in the IPL with the Chennai Super Kings where he was involved in key dismissals and lusty blows.</p>
<p>A traumatic head injury saw him out for an indefinite period and none of the IPL franchises were interested in getting the experienced bowler on board. He has gone on to become the Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state of Haryana.</p>
<h4><strong>#3) Swapnil Asnodkar</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_116675" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116675" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Swapnil-Asnodkar.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-116675" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Swapnil-Asnodkar.jpg" alt="Swapnil Asnodkar" width="600" height="442" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-116675" class="wp-caption-text">Swapnil Asnodkar of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The right-handed Asnodkar shook the world his tremendous power hitting for the Rajasthan Royals. The Goa player, however, was left by the franchise after a successful season where he went on to amass 311 runs for the Royals at an impressive average of 34.55 with a strike-rate of 133.47.</p>
<p>He shared 418 runs with his fellow opener and the then South African captain Graeme Smith at an average of 59.18 for the first wicket. His fearless strokeplay led him into the team, and from then things started to fade out slowly but steadily.</p>
<h4><strong>#4) Kamran Khan</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_117468" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117468" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Kamran-Khan.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-117468" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Kamran-Khan.jpg" alt="Kamran Khan (C) of Rajasthan Royals" width="594" height="396" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-117468" class="wp-caption-text">Kamran Khan of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Pal Pillai-IPL 2010/IPL via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The left arm seamer from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh came into limelight after his heroics in the super over that helped the Rajasthan Royals to a crucial victory. The 26-year-old seamer bowled the perfect over to an aggressive batsman who could smoke any bowler on his day over the park, and it was Chris Gayle.</p>
<p>It is tough to imagine a young Indian seamer standing head to head in a battle against the Jamaican and Kamran Khan was more than effective for the Royals on that night. The seamer’s IPL career lasted very short when he was picked by the Sahara Pune Warriors in the consequent season of the IPL.</p>
<h4><strong>#5) Ashok Menaria</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_120918" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-120918" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Ashok-Menaria-RR-IPL.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-120918" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ashok-Menaria-RR-IPL.jpg" alt="Ashok Menaria RR IPL" width="643" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-120918" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The left-handed all-rounder from Udaipur represented the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL for two seasons. The Udaipuri was spoken as the next big thing in Indian cricket with his all-round prowess.</p>
<p>He was the captain of he under 19 side at the Under 19 World Cup in 2010. However, since then Menaria has slipped down the pecking order and has not found the limelight. Menaria could not prove his worth and was later released at the end of the season by the franchise.</p>
<p>He has made his mark as a batsman rather than an all-rounder which might have tampered his chances at the Royals.</p>

<p>It is often tough for a player to keep his form sustained in a tournament such as IPL. The high-octane competition has given rise to players such as Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal.</p>
<p>IPL as a tournament is devastating as a player in the form a season might be selected, and the same player might be axed the next. The franchise prefers to keep young and talented players in their squad in the place of the unfit and old players.</p>
<p>IPL’s player policy by the franchise has been a bit of a mess. Players of high calibre such as Paul Valthaty and Swapnil Asnodkar have been forgotten with time adieu. The velocity and intensity of the tournament have often led us to erase the many good memories of the past seasons.</p>
<h4><b>As a fan, let us look back to these five players who were forgotten after a short span of time at the IPL.</b></h4>
<h4><strong>#1) Paul Valthaty</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_15363" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-15363" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/04/Paul-Valthaty.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-15363" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Paul-Valthaty.jpg" alt="Paul Valthaty" width="640" height="494" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-15363" class="wp-caption-text">Paul Valthaty. (Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The right-handed swashbuckling opener from Mumbai came into the limelight when he scored a match-winning innings for Kings XI Punjab against Chennai Super Kings in the year 2011. He was a key figure for the Punjab team during the 2011 season of Indian Premier League. He was an opener for the Punjab squad until the year 2012.</p>
<p>His sudden growth and surge took the whole of IPL by surprise. Valthaty took four wickets and scored 50 runs in a single match which differentiated him from the rest. He was, however, not picked in the subsequent IPL by either of the franchises.</p>
<p>He has scored a total of 505 runs in the span of 23 matches at an average of 23 with a century and a couple of fifties under his tally.</p>
<h4><strong>#2) Joginder Sharma</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_120922" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-120922" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Joginder-Sharma-CSK-IPL.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-120922" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Joginder-Sharma-CSK-IPL.jpg" alt="Joginder Sharma CSK" width="600" height="432" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-120922" class="wp-caption-text">Joginder Sharma of Chennai. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The first bowler who delivered India’s first T20 World Cup under Dhoni has now been discarded by all the franchises. The former Indian fast bowler had a remarkable stint in the IPL with the Chennai Super Kings where he was involved in key dismissals and lusty blows.</p>
<p>A traumatic head injury saw him out for an indefinite period and none of the IPL franchises were interested in getting the experienced bowler on board. He has gone on to become the Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state of Haryana.</p>
<h4><strong>#3) Swapnil Asnodkar</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_116675" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116675" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Swapnil-Asnodkar.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-116675" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Swapnil-Asnodkar.jpg" alt="Swapnil Asnodkar" width="600" height="442" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-116675" class="wp-caption-text">Swapnil Asnodkar of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The right-handed Asnodkar shook the world his tremendous power hitting for the Rajasthan Royals. The Goa player, however, was left by the franchise after a successful season where he went on to amass 311 runs for the Royals at an impressive average of 34.55 with a strike-rate of 133.47.</p>
<p>He shared 418 runs with his fellow opener and the then South African captain Graeme Smith at an average of 59.18 for the first wicket. His fearless strokeplay led him into the team, and from then things started to fade out slowly but steadily.</p>
<h4><strong>#4) Kamran Khan</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_117468" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117468" style="width: 594px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Kamran-Khan.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-117468" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Kamran-Khan.jpg" alt="Kamran Khan (C) of Rajasthan Royals" width="594" height="396" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-117468" class="wp-caption-text">Kamran Khan of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Pal Pillai-IPL 2010/IPL via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The left arm seamer from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh came into limelight after his heroics in the super over that helped the Rajasthan Royals to a crucial victory. The 26-year-old seamer bowled the perfect over to an aggressive batsman who could smoke any bowler on his day over the park, and it was Chris Gayle.</p>
<p>It is tough to imagine a young Indian seamer standing head to head in a battle against the Jamaican and Kamran Khan was more than effective for the Royals on that night. The seamer’s IPL career lasted very short when he was picked by the Sahara Pune Warriors in the consequent season of the IPL.</p>
<h4><strong>#5) Ashok Menaria</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_120918" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-120918" style="width: 643px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/03/Ashok-Menaria-RR-IPL.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-120918" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ashok-Menaria-RR-IPL.jpg" alt="Ashok Menaria RR IPL" width="643" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-120918" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The left-handed all-rounder from Udaipur represented the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL for two seasons. The Udaipuri was spoken as the next big thing in Indian cricket with his all-round prowess.</p>
<p>He was the captain of he under 19 side at the Under 19 World Cup in 2010. However, since then Menaria has slipped down the pecking order and has not found the limelight. Menaria could not prove his worth and was later released at the end of the season by the franchise.</p>
<p>He has made his mark as a batsman rather than an all-rounder which might have tampered his chances at the Royals.</p>

CT IPL Flashback: 5 forgotten Indian players in the IPL

It is often tough for a player to keep his form sustained in a tournament such as IPL. The high-octane competition has given rise to players such as Hardik