5 players you may not know who have won the IPL multiple times

Ever since its inception in 2008, the IPL has seen several brilliant cricketers play in the tournament. Many of them got the opportunity to lay their hands on the glorious trophy but sadly, many could not get the opportunity to do so.

There have been many players you may not know who have won the IPL. However, what may make your jaws drop is the following list of players who have won the IPL multiple times.

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#5 Abhimanyu Mithun- 2015 and 2016

Abhimanyu Mithun did not have a very memorable IPL career with only 7 wickets to his name. Many are familiar with the fact that Mithun played a couple of seasons for Royal Challengers Bangalore including their best season till date i.e. 2011 when they reached the final.

However, what most people do not know is that the pacer also featured in two IPL winning campaigns. Mithun was sold to the Mumbai Indians in the IPL auction of 2015 for a price of 30 lakh. However, due to the presence of the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga and Mitchell McClenaghan, Mithun never played a single match for MI. Mumbai Indians eventually went on to win the title by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final.

The following year, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for 30 lakh. Once again, Mithun had to sit in the dugout for the entirety of the tournament as SRH became the champions.

#4 Aiden Blizzard- 2013 and 2015

Blizzard won two IPL titles with Mumbai Indians but did not play a single match for them on both occasions

Aiden Blizzard played a few matches for Mumbai Indians during IPL 2011, scoring 120 runs including a 30-ball 51 against Kolkata Knight Riders in the eliminator at Mumbai. He also featured in IPL 2012 but played only one match against Delhi Daredevils where he scored a duck.

Blizzard did not play a single IPL game after 2012 but was with the Mumbai Indians till 2015. He was a part of the squad that won their maiden IPL title in 2013 by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final. However, he did not play a single game.

Blizzard was also in the squad that won the IPL in 2015 but did not play a single game.

#3 Ben Hilfenhaus- 2011 and 2015

Hilfy won the IPL with CSK and MI but did not play a single match for them during those two victorious seasons

Ben Hilfenhaus was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the 2011 IPL auction at his base price of $100,000. However, he never played a single match for them as they won the tournament by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final.

He was with Chennai Super Kings till 2014 and took 22 wickets in that period with 14 in 2012 and 8 in IPL 2014. Hilfy was signed by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2015 as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood. However, he did not play a single game as Mumbai Indians won the tournament by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final by 41 runs.

#2 Manvinder Bisla- 2009, 2012 and 2014

Bisla won three IPL titles

Manvinder Bisla has three IPL wins under his belt. Many might not know this but Manvinder Bisla’s first IPL team was Deccan Chargers. Bisla was a part of the team that won the IPL in 2009 but he did not play a single game.

Bisla’s second IPL title came with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 where he was the hero in the final, scoring 89 from 48 deliveries. He was also a part of the team that won the IPL in 2014. He played one match against Rajasthan Royals at Abu Dhabi where he scored just 3. KKR went on to lose the match in a Super Over.

#1 Dwayne Smith- 2009 and 2013

Smith was one of MI's key players when they won the title in 2013

During the 2009 IPL, Dwayne Smith played 8 matches for winners Deccan Chargers and scored 215 runs at a strike-rate of 162.87. He was DC’s 5th highest run-scorer and was also adjudged the Man of the Match in their 53-run win against Rajasthan Royals at Kimberley.

Smith joined the Mumbai Indians in 2012 and was a part of their team for the 2013 tournament. He was one of their top players throughout the tournament, scoring 418 runs with the bat at an average of 32.15. He was the Man of the Match on two occasions against Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

During the second qualifier against Rajasthan Royals, Smith scored a brilliant 62 from 44 deliveries which helped MI win the match and qualify for the final. Unfortunately, he did not play the final against Chennai Super Kings but his team won the match by 23 runs to win their maiden IPL title.