They came,they saw,they burnt out. Heres tracking the quick rise and quicker fall of the countrys next generation S SreesanthThe Keralite burst on to the scene with a career best 6/55 in only his second year and Team India stuck with him despite the runs he conceded per victim. Sreesanths career was on the rise (averaging 29.85 in 07 and 25.77 in first half of 08) when injury put an end to his peak. Having sat out all of 2009,Sreesanth averaged 52.22/wicket this year,conceding 7.28 runs per over. Robin UthappaWith a magnificient 86 against England on debut,Uthappas explosiveness was proven on Day One. The Karnataka batsman ended his first year in international cricket with a decent average of 32.66. But all that changed in the time to come as his average slid drastically. He finished 2007 with 29.94 and 2008 with a paltry 19.88 runs The team management didnt let him drop it any further. Rohit SharmaAlthough he did redeem himself with twin centuries in Zimbabwe this year,Rohit Sharma has had a lot more downs than ups in his career. Rohits formbook has been far from sparkling as he went though all of 2009 without a half-century. During the tri-series in Sri Lanka,he returned scores of 4,0 and 11,with an average of 5 runs/game,only to be dropped from Indias must-win fixture on Wednesday. Ishant SharmaMaking none less than Ricky Ponting his bunny,Ishant had a fairytale start to his career in Australia. But just like that,the lanky pacer lost the plot,completely. Following a decent tour of Sri Lanka,Ishants stock has begun to rise again. Barring Australia and Lanka,Ishants numbers have been inadequate. Virat KohliHaving lead the India under-19 team to the World Cup trophy,Virat Kohli was fast tracked into the senior team in 2008. Following his finest hour centuries against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the 2009-10 season there hasnt been much to write home about for the Delhi youngster. The tri-series in Sri Lanka saw Kohli make an unimpressive contribution: 0,8 and 0.
