5 international players who shot to prominence after playing in the IPL

Gone are the days when players used to sweat it out in the domestic league and rise through the ranks to enter the national playing eleven before they are recognized by the fans across the world. A cricketer’s claim to fame, as a matter of fact, is much more arduous than what is written in the previous sentence.Cometh the IPL, the fortunes have changed and attaining stardom is all about pulling off a stellar performance in an IPL season. Players climb to prominence as good as the tournament itself does. We have seen this happen ever since this tournament took the center stage in the Indian summer and became the most followed annual cricketing event.We turn back to pick 5 such international stars who have shot to prominence through this tournament and owe their career to the Indian Premier League.

#5 James Faulkner

The 24-year-old Tasmanian James Faulkner has the ability to change the game around with the bat or the ball. He was part of the Pune Warriors India set-up in IPL 2011 and turned out for the Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2012 before being inducted into the Rajasthan Royals since IPL 2013. He scalped 28 wickets that season for RR side becoming their highest wicket-taker.

The talented all-rounder can move the ball both ways and possesses a deceptive slower ball, which makes him a handful in the shorter formats. Faulkner can also be a handy attacking lower-order batsman for his side. His claim to fame in IPL saw the prestigious call from the Australian ODI side in 2013 and he has been a reckoning force in the team’s line-up since then.