Flash in the pan - 10 One season wonders in the IPL

3. Pradeep Sangwan:

Pradeep Sangwan’s debut for Delhi as a 17-year-old in the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy season, where he scalped 33 wickets at an average of 19.24, earned him a call-up to the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia. There, he impressed with an admirable display of fast bowling with a spell of 5/44 against South Africa in the group stages.

A year later, Sangwan once again catapulted to fame for his remarkable outings in the Delhi Daredevils Jersey. 15 victims from 13 matches with the best match figures of 3/18 made him an invaluable part of the Delhi outfit. The promise shown, however, was not matched up to by his 2010 IPL performances, where his average climbed to 28.66.

The left-armer, who idolizes Wasim Akram, turned up in only 3 IPL games in the following three years before being tested positive for a prohibited steroid during his stint with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2013. He was banned from cricket for 18 months, thereby effectively making him vanish from the cricketing radar for the last couple of years.