5 Cricketers who gained limelight and faded away in 2021

With the ever-increasing demand of the game, the players need to up their game constantly. They are always in a race to bring their best to the fore and for this, they need to walk onto the field being the fittest version of themselves. Thus, all of these factors make cricket a highly physical sport.

Often a few players stay away from the game for quite a period of time owing to varied reasons. Sometimes, injuries restrict them from participating in the matches while often it is the rough patch they witness in their careers.

There have been certain cricketers who came to the limelight with an extraordinary performance but then couldn’t manage to stay consistent. In this article, let’s have a look at the 5 cricketers who gained the limelight and faded away in 2021.

Here are the 5 cricketers who gained limelight and faded away in 2021

1. T Natarajan

The left-arm seamer had to stay away from cricket owing to injuries. In the historic Gabba Test, he became the 300th Indian player to don the Test cap as he was handed a debut in the fourth and final Test against Australia. He came to the limelight after his impressive performances in IPL 2020.

He got some good help from the conditions in Australia wherein he received considerable swing which helped him display his flair. He picked up three wickets in the match and also restricted the flow of runs. But then the knee injury which he had sustained during the tour didn’t allow him to participate in the first half of the IPL.

Natarajan’s recovery was also one of the major reasons that he wasn’t included in the T20 World Cup 2021 squad. He had also missed the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) due to the same reasons.