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“Players come and go but the show must never stop”- this line holds true for everyone whether it be some common player or some superstar player. IPL is a blockbuster show and every year players come, play and go back to their countries. Some play once and some take a very special place in our hearts. And India is such a country where every player is respected and loved.
Very few players in IPL take the decision of their last IPL contracts. Most of them retire from IPL due to being unsold in a season. Gautam Gambhir announced his retirement from IPL a few days back. Adam Gilchrist and Sachin Tendulkar are two of the greats who took the decision themselves in 2012 and 2013 respectively to call it day on their IPL careers.
Today, We take a look at five players who might hang up their IPL boot themselves after the 2019 IPL season.
5. Brendon McCullum
Brendon “Baz” McCullum, the player who set IPL going. In the first match of the IPL, he played the innings which made the IPL an overnight hit. He scored 158 runs off just 73 balls which had 13 sixes in it. It remained the highest individual T20 score for a batsman for five years until Chris Gayle broke it in IPL 2013 by scoring an insane 175 runs.
He is known for his attacking batting and that thing also reflected in his captaincy. He was very aggressive as a captain not in his words but his style. He became the first New Zealand captain to take his team to the finals.
In his IPL Career, he has played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2018 he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Baz, in the 2018 IPL season, was not able to make a great impact. Currently, he is in the auction pool with a base price of 2 Crores INR.
He is now 37 and even if someone picks him up this year it very unlikely that he would be able to sustain till 2020 IPL. He retired from international cricket in 2016 after the Australia series. Let’s hope that there are still some amazing innings that he can show us at this year’s IPL.
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4. Shane Watson
Shane Watson is undoubtedly one of best all-rounders in the modern-day game. In the very first season of IPL which he played for Rajasthan Royals, he was named the Man of the Tournament award for his excellent performance for performing exceptionally well with both the bat and the ball. He played a very crucial role for the Rajasthan Royals but was not able to take part in the second season due to injury and the team was not able to make it to the top 4.
He debuted for Australia in 2002 against South Africa on 24th of March 2002. He was the no.1 T20 all-rounder for a record 120 consecutive weeks during the period 13 October 2011 to 30 January 2014. He is the only player in T20 international history to take four wickets and score a century in the same match.
In the 2018 season, he played for Chennai Super Kings and single-handedly won the finals for his team. He scored an unbeaten 117 off just 57 balls to help his team lift the trophy. In 2019 season he will play for Chennai Super Kings again as he is retained by the team.
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3. Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh who made his international debut back in the year 1998 has many records to his name in his career. He is the second highest wicket-taker in Tests cricket by an off-spinner. He is the first Indian bowler to take a Test hat-trick. He took the hat-trick against the Australian in the famous test match at Eden Gardens in 2000-01 series.
He is currently the part of Chennai Super Kings franchise in IPL. He earlier in his IPL career played for Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians.
During his stint for Mumbai Indians in IPL he contributed majorly in their winning campaigns. He led Mumbai Indian to the Champions League title once. With Harbhajan nearing in on his 40s there is a high chance that this might be his last IPL.
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4. Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh, the player who was part of India’s 2000 U-19 World Cup team, 2007 T20 World Cup team and the 2011 World Cup Team has inspired many for his comeback after his fight against Cancer. Out of the three tournaments above, he won the man of the series award in two of them.
He was the man who played a very important role in all the tournaments for the team. People often remember for his six sixes that he smashed against the England bowler Stuart Broad at the T20 world cup in 2007. After returning from Cancer he never was able to cement his place in the Indian side due to his non-consistent performance.
In IPL he has played for Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors India, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was the costliest player in 2014 IPL auction with a price of 14 Crores INR.
He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is currently in auction pool with a base price of 2 Crores INR. With his poor batting performance in the last season of IPL even if some team pick him this surely will be his last IPL.
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1.Mahendra Singh Dhoni
MS Dhoni, the man who has won it all for any team that he has played for. Name the trophy and it will be in his cabinet. He has won every ICC Tournament, the Test Maze, IPL and Champions League. He is one of the all-time greatest captains that played the game. He still among the best wicketkeepers in the world.
He came to limelight after his amazing century against Pakistan at Vizag. He is only wicketkeeper-batsman to have scored a double century in a test match. He achieved this feat against the Aussies. In the 2011 World Cup final, he scored an unbeaten 91 runs which helped the Indian team to lift the world cup after 28 long years. He also won the match for his brilliant batting performance.
He is the captain of Chennai Super Kings since the inaugural season. Apart from two years for which CSK was banned every time this man has been able to take his team to the knockout stage. He has won the IPL thrice now and the champions league once. In IPL 2018, he scored 455 runs and helped his team to win the title for the third time.
Everyone in the cricket fraternity believes that MS is waiting for the 2019 World Cup to hang his boots so this might be the last season where you can see him the yellow jersey.
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