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Indian Premier League is the biggest T20 league in the world. Thousands of players from different countries try to put their names in the auction, hoping for an IPL berth. IPL has also helped many to come into the reckoning for their respective national sides.
For a cricketer who can't make it big in International cricket, IPL has provided them a platform where they can earn a hefty amount for two months of cricket and still make a living by playing FC cricket for their respective countries.
IPL has had its magical moments and a fair share of coincidences as well. Let's look into a few IPL records which will never fail to mesmerize.
#8 Karn Sharma - IPL Winner 2016, 2017 and 2018
Karn Sharma is a bowling all-rounder who has been a part of IPL from 2013. He is a leg-spinner and a lower order batsman who has also played Test cricket for India. Karn was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad team after which he moved to Mumbai Indians and later to Chennai Super Kings in the forthcoming seasons.
Not many know that Karn is also part of 3 victorious IPL campaigns. He was a part of SRH when they won the IPL in 2016. When he made the move to MI, they won the IPL defeating RPS in 2017 and Karn was a part of CSK, when CSK won the IPL in 2018.
There is no doubt that Karn is a good luck charm to his IPL teams.
#7 Manish Pandey - IPL's youngest centurion
Manish Pandey is a talented middle-order batsman and an electrifying fielder who currently plays for Kolkata Knight Riders. He came into reckoning because, he was a part of Virat Kohli's squad that won the U-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
Pandey has been a part of IPL since 2008 and he was first selected by Mumbai Indians. In 2009, he was given a youth contract by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Not many remember that Manish Pandey was IPL's first Indian centurion when he scored a belligerent 114 of 73 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes versus Deccan Chargers in 2009. Pandey was 20 years old and he is till date the youngest ever centurion in IPL
#6 Mujeeb Zadran
Mujeeb Zadran is an Afghanistan spin sensation along with Rashid Khan and the duo have taken the world by storm. Mujeeb is a right arm spinner who can bowl off-spin, leg-spin, carom ball and worng'uns. Batsman failed to read him, when Kings XI unleashed him during the 2018 IPL making him one of the success stories of the season.
Mujeeb also holds the record for becoming the youngest ever to play in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab when he was bought for a whopping Rs 4 Crores from a base price of 50 lakhs. He played 11 games and picked up 14 wickets at an average of 20.64 and an economy of 7.
#5 Parthiv Patel - 6 Franchises in 11 seasons
Parthiv Patel is one of the most experienced wicket-keeper batsman in India. He made his against test debut against England in 2002 at the age of 17. Due to some inconsistent performances, he soon lost his place to MS Dhoni. Patel has also been a part of the IPL from 2008.
Patel hold a strange record for being the only player to appear for as many as 6 Franchises which includes Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad and the now defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Deccan Chargers.
If there is any question on team strategy or bowling plans, Patel will be the man to answer as he has worked with 6 different team managements.
#4 Yuvraj Singh - 50 and Hattrick in the same match
Yuvraj Singh has been one of India's finest players. He has helped India win two World Cups in 2007 and 2011. Yuvraj has been part of 5 different IPL teams and has not had a similar impact as International T20's. Yuvraj's potential has earned him big bucks in the auctions.
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI played against each other in Durban in 2009. Yuvraj who captained Kings, first picked up a hattrick finishing with figures of 3/22 in his quota of 4 overs. Kings restricted RCB to a modest 145. Yuvraj opened the innings and scored 50 of 34 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes. However, his efforts went in vain as Kings XI couldn't cross the line and fell short by 8 runs.
#3 Virat Kohli - 500 runs in 5 IPL seasons & the only player to play for the same IPL Team from 2008
Virat Kohli is a phenomenon who just gets better with every passing day. The most popular cricketer on planet, Virat has broken a plethora of records for India and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat who also won the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia was drafted into the RCB squad in 2008. Since then, he has continued to play for RCB and now captains the side as well.
Virat is also the second highest scorer in IPL history with 4948 runs and 37 runs behind the top scorer Suresh Raina. He has also scored 500+ runs in 5 IPL seasons starting with 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018. Virat created a world record for scoring the highest number of runs in a single T20 competition with 973 runs and 4 centuries in 2016.
#2 MS Dhoni - Highest number of Final appearances in IPL
MS Dhoni needs no introduction to IPL and the cricketing world. He is a darling of the masses and people adore and worship him. MSD has been showered with accolades for being India and IPL's most successful captain. He has won 2 World Cups, 3 IPL's and 2 CL T20 titles in his career.
MSD who is one of the most enigmatic players in IPL history has also appeared in 7 IPL Finals. MSD and Suresh Raina together have appeared in 6 finals for CSK. MSD played for RPS squad under Steve Smith in 2017 and they played the final against MI in Hyderabad.
There is no doubt that there will be one and the only MSD.
#1 Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh - Won the IPL 4 times
Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh are one of the most popular Indian cricketers ever. If Rohit is a batting giant in limited overs cricket, Harbhajan is one of the legendary off-spinners the world has seen. Both of them have been a part of IPL since 2008 . Rohit initially played for Deccan Chargers before moving to MI in 2011, whereas Harbhajan was apart of MI till 2017 and made a move to CSK in 2018.
The record that they share is a historic one in IPL. They are the only two notable players who have won the IPL 4 times. Rohit and Harbhajan have won it for MI in 2013, 2015 and 2017. Rohit who was also the vice-captain to Adam Gilchrist won the IPL in 2009 playing for Deccan Chargers. Harbhajan won the IPL in 2018 appearing for CSK.
That is one hell of a record and only Rohit Sharma has the age on his side to better the record.
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