IPL History: 3 players who we may not know once played for the Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians are the joint most successful franchise in the history of the Indian Premier League. They have lifted the IPL trophy three times and have also won the Champions League T20 twice. The franchise based in the commercial capital of India have been represented by some of the biggest names in cricket.

Some of them have become legends for the franchise. On the other hand, there are a few players who did represent MI but weren't able to make a huge mark for the team. They had a much more successful career at other franchises which meant that most fans forgot their spell at MI.

Unless you are a die-hard MI supporter you can be excused if you forgot that these players represented the franchise. So let us look a few great players who once played for MI but quite a few people have forgotten about their time in Mumbai.

#1 Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan ( Image Courtesy: IPLT20.com/BCCI )

Shikhar Dhawan is one of the best openers in this format of the game. The left-hander has been fantastic in both International and IPL cricket. It is easy to forget that he represented Mumbai Indians for two seasons in 2009 and 2010. These were two horrible seasons on a personal level for him.

He managed to score just 231 in 15 innings in those two seasons at an average of just over 15. MI considered him a fringe player and didn't push too hard to buy him back in the auction ahead of the fourth season of the IPL.

Deccan Chargers snapped him up and he performed brilliantly for them. He was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise where he continued the good work he had done at Deccan Chargers. The left-hander became an IPL legend and his career at MI was forgotten by a lot of people.

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#2 Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo - ( Image Courtesy: IPLT20.com/BCCI )

Dwayne Bravo is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of T20 cricket. The West Indian all-rounder has been a great asset for Chennai Super Kings over the years. The all-rounder has performed well with both the bat and the ball to cement his status as one of the IPL legends.

He is one of the best death bowlers in this format of the game as he has a lot of variations in his locker. He can also prove to be a handy batsman down the order as he can take on the bowling in the slog overs.

People forget that he made his IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians. He represented MI in the first three seasons but failed to make a big impact for the team. MI decided not to retain him, and he was signed by CSK. The rest is history as he enjoyed a lot of success with the Men in Yellow and his MI career was left far behind in the memory.

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#3 Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal - ( Image Courtesy: IPLT20.com/BCCI )

Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the best spinners in the limited overs formats right now. The leg spinner has been impressive for both his franchise and his country for the last few years. A lot of batsmen have even struggled to pick him up which means that it has not been easy to score runs off him.

He started his IPL career with MI but he struggled to get chances. In spite of impressing in the 2011 Champions League T20, he got to play only one match in the IPL for MI. His talent was evident so RCB bought him ahead of the 2014 season.

Since then he has never looked back as he has been brilliant for RCB. The wrist spinner has picked 95 wickets in 77 matches for the franchise. We can excuse you if you forgot that he played for MI as he played just one match for three-time IPL champions.

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