The sixth season of the IPL has reached its business end and the big boys are all set to fight it out for the coveted trophy. The likes of Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Michael Hussey, and Shikhar Dhawan ruled the roost in the league stages with others putting up their best supporting acts for their respective teams. But, like everything in life, the exciting of the IPL also has a flip side to it.
While it does not take much to recall Gayle's 175* or Raina's 100 and 99*, we all have effortlessly pushed back the memories of a certain Paul Valthaty and Shadab Jakati. Here is Cricketnext's compilation of a playing XI of those who shot to fame and came into the limelight in previous seasons of the IPL but were accommodated as bench-warmers this season.
1. Paul Valthaty: The only notable cricketing credential the 29-year-old had to his name before the IPL was he being part of India's Under-19 World Cup-winning squad in 2002. Originally drafted in by Rajasthan Royals in 2009, Valthaty turned a few heads in 2011 for Kings XI Punjab when he raced to a 63-ball 120 against a formidable Chennai Super Kings. With minimal foot movement and a hit-and-miss ploy, he was looked at as a one-match wonder. Valthaty, though, put up strong shows by hitting a 47-ball 75, 31-ball 46 and taking 4 for 29. Eventually his purple patch came to an end and Valthaty
08:27 AM, May 22, 2013
Chennai: S.S. Rajamouli's Telugu blockbuster revenge-drama 'Eega' will be screened at the 18th edition of the Busan International Film Festival, South Korea. It is the fifth foreign film extravaganza for which the film has been chosen. It was recently selected for international film festivals in Cannes, Madrid, Shanghai and Puchon. "(I) got the official confirmation. 'Eega' is being screened at Busan International Film Festival in South Korea," Rajamouli posted on...
11:51 AM, May 20, 2013
Chennai: After being selected for screening at the Cannes International Film Festival and Shanghai International Film Festival, SS Rajamouli's Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' will also be featured at the Madrid International Film Festival and Puchon International Film Festival. At the Madrid fest, the movie is nominated in six award categories. "More good news! 'Eega' has been selected for few more film festivals. In Madrid film festival, it is nominated for six...
06:55 PM, May 16, 2013
Chennai: Successful Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' will be screened at the Cannes International Film Fesitval's film market section May 20. The festival is starting Wednesday. "Going to attend Cannes film festival and the Film Market. First time going to any festival. We are also screening 'Eega' in the Cannes Film Market (March Du Film) on the 20th," producer Shobu Yarlagadda posted on his Twitter page. Lot of Indian and foreign films...
10:42 AM, May 15, 2013
Chennai: After Cannes, S S Rajamouli's highly successful Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' has been selected to feature in the panorama section of upcoming 16th Shanghai International Film Festival. The festival will start June 15 and end on June 23. Confirming the same, film's director SS Rajamouli posted on his Twitter page: "We got the official confirmation this morning. 'Eega' has been selected in the panorama section of Shanghai International Film Festival"....
10:32 AM, May 15, 2013
Sudeep is creating quite a stir after his "Bachchan" set a benchmark at box office. Meanwhile, Kamal Hassan is already planning a sequel to his controversial film "Vishwaroopam". ...
06:19 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Popular reality TV series 'Bigg Boss' is going region and the Kannada version of the show will hit television screens on March 23rd. The names of the contestants are still under wraps, but what is known is that the show will be hosted by actor Sudeep. ...
04:12 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Director by filmmaker Shashank, the film is produced by Vinod Mehtha. ...
09:05 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Popular reality show 'Bigg Boss' is getting a Kannada version with southern superstar Sudeep as its host. ...
03:59 PM, Feb 28, 2013
The players' auction for IPL 6 saw 37 of 108 players getting sold to different franchises. Here we put together what some of them had to say on twitter after their selection or rejection. ...
09:45 AM, Feb 04, 2013
Directed by filmmaker Iyappa Sharma actors Gopichand and Jagapathi Babu play the lead roles in the movie. ...
05:39 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Sameera Reddy makes her debut in Kannada with 'Varadanayaka' that is already creating quite a buzz with its track 'Baite Baite'. ...
04:41 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Southern actor Kiccha Sudeep, known for his work with Ram Gopal Varma in Hindi films such as 'Rann' and 'Rakht Charitra', is happy to collaborate with the filmmaker again. ...
05:36 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Actor Sudeep has confirmed that he will indeed be doing a film with Ram Gopal Varma. The actor and director are good friends in real life and will be coming together for the project next year. Ram Gopal Varma is known to have directed some big-name films and we can likely expect another story that revolves around serious issues in society or a true incident. Sudeep also stated that the...
06:21 PM, Dec 07, 2012
It was a formal announcement of 'Eega' fame Kiccha Sudeep and Kannada film director Prem (husband of actress Rakshita) team up for a yet-to-be-titled film on November 6 at Chancery Pavilion Hotel at the 'Varadanayaka' audio release. Director Prem was invited the dais by Kiccha Sudeep with Munirathna Naidu. Prem said, He is announcing the details related to Sudeep starring film. He said the script is under preparation, which will...
12:42 PM, Nov 09, 2012
