IPL History: Three players whose IPL careers blossomed after leaving Chennai Super Kings

We cannot discuss the Indian Premier League without discussing about the team Chennai Super Kings, the Men in Yellow who wrote one of the best comeback stories in cricketing history. The pack of yellow caps is led by one of the best captains that the world has ever witnessed, the 'Captain Cool' Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Chennai Super Kings is a team which has tons of fans across the world. They have always been a champion side in the history of the Indian Premier League. Unlike other teams, Chennai's team list will always looks weak to the audience after the auction is over, but they never fail to perform when it matters.

They may not a stronger team on paper, but as a unit they never fail to amaze us. Their style of team selection and team management is entirely different from others. Chennai's style of team management is a good example for other teams to follow.

The franchise has produced many great players overs past 11 years, but there are a few players who were kept on the bench, and went on to shine for other teams when the franchise decided not to retain them.

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#1 George Bailey

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Chennai Super kings picked George Bailey in the 2009 auction, but the Australian managed to play only three games. During that time, Chennai had strong openers and a solid middle order. Hence it was hard for them to fit him into the playing XI. In the next season, he played only one game for them.

The former Australian captain never got a chance to prove his skills. He managed to score only 63 runs for them in three innings. After three years, Punjab grabbed him in the 2014 auction. The Kings XI were looking for a leader at that time, and Bailey was the perfect candidate for the role as he had the experience of leading the Australian side.

He played for them in the next two seasons, and scored over 500 runs. In 2014, he led Punjab to the IPL finals but lost to KKR. It was the best performance for the franchise in IPL history till date. In the next season, Punjab ended at the last in points table and decided not to retain Bailey in the team.

Performance by Team:

CSK - 63 Runs in 3 innings

KXIP - 516 Runs in 29 innings

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#2 Vijay Shankar

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Keeping Indian Premier League aside, Vijay Shankar is an emerging player and the next big thing for team India. He has played only a few games for the Indian side, but impressed everyone with his application.

Little known to the people is the fact that he was once part of the yellow brigade too, in the 2014 edition of the tournament. He played only one season for the Chennai Super Kings, and played only one match. The bowling all-rounder played one innings and unfortunately didn't get any chance to bat. He bowled an over, but conceded 19 runs off of it.

As a result, Chennai Super Kings didn't retain him in the next season of 2015. He was picked by SRH in the 2016 edition, and managed to play only four games in 2017. Then he moved to Delhi for the next season and proved his worth, especially with bat. Delhi mainly used him as a batsman and the right hander managed to score 212 runs, at a healthy average of 53.00 for them.

Currently he is playing for SRH, and also has been picked for the 2019 World Cup.

Performance by Team:

CSK - 0 Runs in 1 Match

Delhi - 212 Runs in 11 innings (Avg: 53.00)

SRH - 240 Runs in 12 innings (Avg: 26.67)

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#3 Chris Morris

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Chris Morris is a South African bowling all- rounder who started his Indian Premier League journey from the Chennai Super Kings. The Chennai Super Kings brought him at the Indian Premier League edition of 2013. Chris Morris played an important role and contributed very well for the team as an important overseas player.

In the season of 2013, he played a key role in the bowling side. He played 16 matches and took 14 wickets. He didn't play the 2014 IPL, and later on found his base in the Delhi Daredevils. Chennai has always been blessed with all-rounders such as Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo. Hence, it was hard for the South African all-rounder to get a chance in the playing XI.

He has played 32 games for the Delhi franchise and scored over 400 runs, also picking 39 wickets. His career did take a leap once he moved out of CSK. He was also a part of the Rajathan Royals in the 2015 season, but did not have any notable performances.

Performance by Team:

CSK - 7 runs in 6 innings (14 Wickets)

Delhi - 427 runs in 25 innings (40 Wickets)

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