5 IPL stars who were not successful with their first franchise
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is nothing short of a stage where stars are born every year, catapulted into the oblivion of success from literally nothing. However, everyone is not like a Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Lasith Malinga or Rohit Sharma, who have been stars ever since they donned on shirts of their respective franchises. For some players, stardom arrived late as they did not enjoy great first stints in the cash rich league. Here are five IPL stars who were not so successful with their first franchise.
1) Yuzvendra Chahal – Mumbai Indians (Now plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Anyone who remembers watching IPL closely will be able to recall that Yuzvendra Chahal was the thin guy who used to sit next to Sachin Tendulkar in the Mumbai Indians dugout quite often. However, his action at Mumbai Indians mostly remained supportive and confined to the bench as he appeared in only one game for the franchise from 2011 to 2013. Though Chahal was a star in the 2011 Champions League T20 final, helping Mumbai to win the title, he did not pick a single wicket for them in the IPL.
He was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014 and his stock has risen since. Chahal has picked over 45 wickets for RCB in three seasons (with the 2016 edition still going on) at an economy rate of around 7.8 runs per over, becoming Virat Kohli’s go to man on a number of occasions. The pocket-sized dynamo was particularly exceptional in the 2015 season, taking 23 wickets in 12 matches.