Top 5 young players who might fade away after this IPL 2025

The Indian Premier League has been a great platform for budding Indian cricketers to rub shoulders with some of the stalwarts of the game. In almost every season, there have been multiple youngsters who impressed the cricket fraternity with their skill sets.

IPL 2025 has been no different, with several youngsters managing to make a mark amidst the big names in world cricket. However, in previous editions, fans have witnessed the emergence of some talented players who faded in the following days. One of the biggest examples is Paul Valthaty, who scored a brilliant century in IPL 2011 for Punjab Kings (PBKS) but failed to live up to his hype after that season. Shreevats Goswami, who was the emerging player after the first couple of seasons in late 2000s, failed to have any other season of note since then.

In this article, CricTracker lists five young cricketers who might fade away after the 18th edition of the 10-team tournament.

Here are the five young players who might fade away after IPL 2025:

5. Ashwani Kumar

Ashwani Kumar made his IPL debut in the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders on March 31. He had a stunning outing, picking up four wickets in three overs. The left-arm seamer was adjudged Player of the Match for his remarkable performance.

However, he has gone for 81 runs in his next five overs and picked up only a couple of wickets. The 23-year-old Punjab speedster has the potential to play for India in the future, but there is a lot of work left to be done. He should try and learn as much as he can from MI’s bowling coach, Lasith Malinga, who was one of the finest white-ball bowlers of his time.