27 players who were a part of IPL 2008 and will feature in 2020

Three of India's best!
Three of India's best!

IPL is now more than a decade old and there has been a shift in the generation of cricketers. Most of the cricketers who started playing this prestigious tournament have already reached the end of their careers.

But there are a few cricketers who were active in professional cricket when the IPL began and they are still active. They featured in the first edition of the IPL which took place in 2008 and they are going to feature in the 13th edition of the IPL as well which will take place next year in IPL 2020.

Here are the players who played in 2008 IPL and will play in 2020 season

#1 Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in all the 12 seasons of IPL. He was picked by RCB in the U19 players’ draft ahead of the IPL 2008 season and he was never released by the franchise after that. As he developed as a player, the franchise gave him the captaincy too and he is going to lead RCB once again in IPL 2020.

Kohli is the all-time highest run-scorer in the IPL as he has scored 5412 runs in 177 matches at an average of 37.84 and a strike rate of 131.61.

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#2 MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni was the most expensive player in the IPL 2008 auction as he had gone to the Chennai Super Kings at the price of INR 6 Crore. He has captained CSK in every season, barring the two seasons when the franchise were banned from playing in the IPL. During those two seasons, Dhoni represented the Rising Pune Supergiant.

As CSK's ban was lifted, they were allowed to retain 5 players. Dhoni was one of the players they retained and he was also appointed the captain of the team again. Dhoni has played 190 IPL matches so far and has scored 4432 runs at an average of 42.20 and a strike rate of 137.85. MSD has led CSK to 3 IPL titles and holds the distinction of being the only captain to successfully defend the title.

#3 Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma played for Deccan Chargers from IPL 2008 to IPL 2010 before he was signed by Mumbai Indians. The 32-year old has spent 9 seasons at Mumbai Indians so far and has captained them in 7 out of those 9 seasons.

Rohit is the most successful captain in the history of IPL as he has guided Mumbai Indians to 4 IPL trophies. The right-hander has also scored 4898 runs in 188 IPL games at an average of 31.60 and a strike rate of 130.8.

#4 Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina’s case is also pretty much like MS Dhoni’s. He has represented CSK in every IPL season, except for a couple of seasons when they were serving their ban period. Raina played for Gujarat Lions when CSK were banned and captained them as well.

Raina has scored 5368 runs in 193 IPL games at an average of 33.34 and a strike rate of 137.11.

#5 Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin was a part of the CSK squad for 8 seasons, from 2008 to 2015 before he was signed by Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 because of the suspension of CSK.

CSK didn’t retain Ashwin after their return to IPL in 2018 and the off-spinner was bought by Kings XI Punjab whom he captained in IPL 2018 and IPL 2019.

Punjab traded Ashwin to Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2020 auction and the 33-year old will now feature for Delhi in IPL 2020. Ashwin has grabbed 125 wickets in 139 IPL games at an average of 26.47.

#6 Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan played for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) for a season and Mumbai Indians for a couple of seasons before he signed for Deccan Chargers (now Sunrisers Hyderabad) in 2011 and stayed with them for 7 years.

Ahead of IPL 2019, the veteran left-hander was traded to the Delhi franchise again and he will play for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020.

Dhawan has scored 4578 runs in 159 IPL matches so far, at an average of 33.17 and a strike rate of 124.78.

#7 Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane has played for 3 IPL franchises so far, Mumbai Indians (3 seasons), Rising Pune Supergiant (2 seasons) and Rajasthan Royals (2 seasons).

The stylish right-hander will play for his 4th franchise Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020 as he was traded to Delhi by Rajasthan Royals in the off-season. The 31-year old has scored 3820 runs in 140 IPL games at an average of 32.93 and a strike rate of 121.92.

#8 Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh has played for two of the biggest franchises of the IPL, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, and has won IPL with both the teams. He had a 10-year stint at Mumbai Indians during which he won 3 IPL trophies and he won IPL again after he moved to CSK in 2018.

Harbhajan remains a part of the CSK set-up for IPL 2020. The veteran off-spinner has 150 scalps to his name in 160 IPL games.

#9 Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla was signed by Kings XI Punjab in the first-ever auction of IPL and he played for them for 5 years before moving to Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014. The leg spinner had a fairly successful stint at KKR before being released by the franchise earlier this year.

Chawla is currently a part of the Chennai Super Kings set-up who bought him in the recent IPL 2020 auction. The 31-year old has taken 150 wickets in 157 IPL matches so far, at an average of 27.14 and an economy rate of 7.82

#10 Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja was a part of the Rajasthan Royals squad which won the first-ever IPL in 2008. He played for the franchise again next season but was barred from the tournament in 2010 because of contractual irregularities.

Jadeja came back to IPL in 2011, representing the new franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Jadeja played for Kochi for just one season before he was bought by Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2012 auction and he has been playing for CSK franchise ever since.

Jadeja has scored 1927 runs and has taken 108 wickets in the 170 IPL matches that he has played so far.

#11 Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik has not been a constant figure at any IPL franchise. He has moved to various franchises which include Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals, 3 seasons), Kings XI Punjab (1 season), Mumbai Indians (2 seasons), Delhi Daredevils (1 season), Royal Challengers Bangalore (1 season) and Gujarat Lions (2 seasons).

Karthik has been a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the last couple of seasons and he will lead them in IPL 2020 as well. The 34-year old wicket-keeper batsman has played 182 IPL matches so far, scoring 3654 runs at an average of 27.06 and a strike rate of 129.80.

#12 Dhawal Kulkarni

Dhawal Kulkarni
Dhawal Kulkarni

Dhawal Kulkarni played for Mumbai Indians for 6 seasons from 2008 to 2013 before he made his way to the Rajasthan Royals setup where he stayed for a couple of seasons. He had to switch teams again in 2016 as he was bought by the Gujarat Lions.

As Gujarat Lions’ two-year stint in the IPL finished, Kulkarni was in the market again and Rajasthan Royals secured in services in IPL 2018 auction. However, the franchise released him ahead of IPL 2020 auction and he has now returned to Mumbai Indians where he started his IPL career.

Kulkarni has played 90 IPL matches so far, grabbing 86 wickets at an average of 27.95 and an economy rate of 8.26.

#13 Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra
Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra’s first IPL franchise was Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals). After spending three seasons at Delhi, he moved to Deccan Charges and remained a part of their setup as the ownership of the franchise changed hands and it was renamed as Sunrisers Hyderabad.

After 4 seasons at Hyderabad, Mishra went back to Delhi in 2015 and is going to represent Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020. Mishra has taken 147 wickets in 157 IPL matches he has played so far, at an average of 24.17 and an economy rate of 7.34.

#14 Manish Pandey

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Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey has been a part of 5 IPL franchises so far. He was in the Mumbai Indians squad for the 2008 season of the IPL. He then moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore where he stayed for a couple of seasons. Pandey was bought by Pune Warriors India ahead of IPL 2011 and he represented them for a couple of seasons before Kolkata Knight Riders signed him ahead of IPL 2014. Pandey won the IPL title with KKR the same year.

The 30-year-old will be playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2020. Pandey has scored 2843 runs in 130 IPL matches at an average of 29.30 and a strike rate of 120.82.

#15 Parthiv Patel

Parthiv Patel
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Parthiv Patel was a part of the CSK set-up for three seasons before moving to Kochi Tuskers Kerala for a season, Deccan Chargers (now Sunrisers Hyderabad) for a couple of seasons, Royal Challengers Bangalore for a season and Mumbai Indians for 3 seasons.

Parthiv returned to RCB ahead of IPL 2018 and has been playing for them ever since. The left-handed wicket-keeper batsman has scored 2848 runs in 139 IPL games so far at an average of 22.60 and a strike rate of 120.78.

#16 Wriddhiman Saha

Wriddhiman Saha
Wriddhiman Saha

Wriddhiman Saha played for his home franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2008. He remained a part of the KKR set up for 3 seasons before signing for CSK ahead of IPL 2011. After spending 3 seasons at CSK, Saha went to Kings XI Punjab where he had a very successful run till IPL 2017.

Saha has been playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad since IPL 2018. The veteran wicket-keeper has scored 1765 runs in 120 games at an average of 23.85 and a strike rate of 131.12.

#17 Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma played for Kolkata Knight Riders for 3 seasons, from IPL 2008 to IPL 2010 before he had a 5-year stint at the Hyderabad franchise. Ishant was a part of the Rising Pune Supergiant and Kings XI Punjab set up for a season each.

The 31-year didn’t take part in IPL 2018 as he was playing county cricket for Sussex. Ishant was signed by his home franchise Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2019 and he is going to play for them in IPL 2020.

Ishant has taken 71 wickets in 89 IPL games so far at an average of 36.30.

#18 Siddarth Kaul

Siddarth Kaul 
Siddarth Kaul

Siddarth Kaul is a surprising name in this list because he was only 17 years of age when IPL kicked off. However, he was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders. The franchise didn’t retain Kaul after one season and he was away from the IPL for a few years after that.

It was ahead of IPL 2013 that Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) bought Kaul and he played for them for a couple of seasons.

Kaul was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 and he is currently a part of the SRH setup. The 29-year-old has grabbed 49 wickets in 45 IPL matches so far at an average of 28.26.

#19 Saurabh Tiwary

Saurabh Tiwary
Saurabh Tiwary

Saurabh Tiwary’s first IPL franchise was Mumbai Indians and he performed for them so well that he got an opportunity to play for India. But his career didn’t develop at the rate it was expected and he slowly fell off the radar.

Mumbai Indians released Tiwary and he went to various other franchises namely RCB, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Rising Pune Supergiant before finally returning to Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2017.

Tiwary is a part of the Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2020 as well.

#20 Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa
Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa has played for some really prestigious IPL franchises, namely MI, RCB and KKR, but it was at KKR that his IPL career really took off. He was part of the 2014's title-winning team, contributing a lot with the bat and with the gloves behind the stumps.

Uthappa was, however, released by KKR ahead of IPL 2020 auction and he was bought by Rajasthan Royals. The right-hander has 4411 runs to his name in 177 IPL games so far.

#21 Shreevats Goswami

 Shreevats Goswami
Shreevats Goswami

Shreevats Goswami was a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad in IPL 2008. He remained associated with RCB for 3 seasons before he made his way to Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011. After a solitary season with KKR, Goswami moved to Rajasthan Royals.

In the period between 2015 and 2017, Goswami went unsold in the IPL auction a couple of times before he returned to the tournament in 2018 when the Sunrisers Hyderabad secured his services.

Goswami will play for SRH in IPL 2020. The left-handed wicket-keeper batsman has 29 IPL matches under his belt so far.

#22 Shane Watson

Shane Watson
Shane Watson

Shane Watson has played for RR, RCB and CSK so far. While he had a dismal run at RCB, his stints at the other two franchises have been highly fruitful as he has won trophies with both of them.

Watson is one of the most successful all-rounders in the history of the IPL as he has scored 3575 runs and has taken 92 wickets in 134 IPL games he has played so far.

#23 Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn has played for RCB, the Hyderabad-based franchise (earlier Deccan Chargers, now Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Gujarat Lions so far in the IPL. He went unsold for a couple of seasons as well, as he was not playing much international cricket and the franchises were not sure about his form.

The legendary South African fast bowler is, however, back in frame and is going to represent RCB in IPL 2020. Steyn has taken 96 wickets in 92 IPL matches at an average of 24.73.

#24 Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga
Lasith Malinga

Despite being bought in the first-ever IPL auction, Lasith Malinga did not feature in the first season of the IPL. Thereafter, he has been a mainstay for the Mumbai Indians, which happens to be the only team that he has turned up for. The one season when he went unsold at auction (2018), MI brought back Slinga as the bowling consultant.

With 170 wickets in just 122 matches, Lasith Malinga is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the IPL and given the fact that he will turn up for MI again in 2020, it will take some doing to displace him anytime soon.

#25 Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle started his career at Kolkata Knight Riders, but after KKR released him ahead of IPL 2011, he went unsold, much to the surprise of everyone. The southpaw was, however, signed by RCB in the middle of the 2011 season as an injury replacement for Dirk Nannes and he played for RCB for 7 seasons.

Gayle was bought by Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2018 auction and he will play for KXIP in IPL 2020. The 40-year old has scored 4484 runs in 125 IPL games at an average of 41.13 and a strike rate of 151.02.

#26 Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo has played for three IPL franchises so far – Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Gujarat Lions. He started his career at Mumbai Indians in 2008 before moving to CSK in 2011. He played for Gujarat Lions for a couple of seasons when CSK were barred from participating in the IPL.

Bravo has scored 1483 runs and has taken 147 wickets in 134 IPL matches he has played so far.

#27 AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers played for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) for the first three seasons of IPL before he was bought by RCB.

De Villiers has been playing for RCB for the last 9 seasons and he is going to feature for them once again in IPL 2020. He has scored 4395 runs in 154 IPL matches at a strike rate of 151.24.

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Edited by Amar Anand