Paul Valthaty: The Indian Premier League has given the platform to many young players to showcase their talent and potential. Players who perform well here soon get a place in the national team. But it is not that easy. In the 17-year history of IPL, there have been many players who single-handedly brought success to their team, but not all of them were successful in their careers. In such a situation, the name of one player is Paul Valthaty. Let us tell you who this player is and how his career reached the heights.

There was a ruckus against CSK

Chennai Super Kings, who were showing excellent performance in IPL 2011, faced the Punjab team in the Mohali ground. The yellow jersey team batted first in the familiar style and scored a huge score of 188 runs. But Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist had a special plan to win this match.

Gilchrist sent a player unknown to the cricket world to open in place of Shaun Marsh. But today this player was going to be the reason for CSK's defeat. The name of this player was Paul Valthaty.

Paul Valthaty created havoc

Paul Valthaty, playing his debut match, led his team to victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 120* runs with the help of 19 fours and 2 sixes in just 63 balls. This innings made Valthati an overnight star. Many cricket pundits started calling him the future of Indian cricket. Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist also declared him eligible to join Team India soon.

But his fate had something else in store. He became just a one-match wonder and disappeared from the IPL after 2013. Constant injuries greatly affected his career.

Where is Paul Valthaty now?

Paul Valthaty works in Air India. He is also seen playing for the company in domestic competitions. Apart from this, Valthati also guides young players in Mumbai. Talking about his career, Paul Valthaty played a total of 23 matches in IPL, in which he scored 505 runs. This includes one century and two half-centuries.