3 IPL Stars Who Couldn't Make It Big in International Cricket
IPL has been a great phenomenon for Indian cricket, especially for young talent. Ask the likes of Sarfaraz Khan if they ever imagined they would get the chance to share the dressing room with the likes of Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers.
IPL also provided a platform to showcase one's talent and skills and get noticed quickly. With the popularity of the tournament, it's hard to not make an impression if you have the talent or/and the skills. Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya are just a few names who made it into the international scene leveraging IPL. But, not all IPL stars have been successful in the international circuit. There have been some players who consistently did above par for their franchises but were not able to make it big in the international arena. And this is about 3 such players. So, here we go:
#3 Piyush Chawla
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Piyush Chawla has represented Kings XI Punjab (between 2008 to 2013) and Kolkata Knight Riders (2014 onwards) in the IPL. After 11 seasons, he is the 3rd highest wicket-taker of the tournament. He has claimed 140 wickets at a strike rate of 20.40 and an average of 26.23 in his 144 IPL appearances. Last year, he also became the first player to bag 50+ wickets for 2 franchises. It's not just his wicket-taking abilities but also his ability to build pressure which makes him the must-have wrist spinner in your squad. He stands no. 5 when it comes to most dot balls bowled in the tournament and boasts an economy of 7.71.
Sadly for Piyush Chawla and his fans, his IPL success didn't materialize on the International stage. Although he has been part of 2 World cup winning squads (the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup), there's not much to look at as far as his personal records are concerned. He his 30+ years of age and has so far managed to make only 35 appearances for India in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is combined.