IPL History: Three players whose IPL careers blossomed after leaving Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians is one of the most successful franchises in cricket. The franchise based in Mumbai has won IPL three times which is joint-highest along with Chennai Super Kings. They have also won the now defunct Champions League T20 twice.

They have been able to achieve so much success because of the star players in their team. The team owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani has been blessed with a lot of great players. While some played a great role in the success of the franchise, some were not able to prove themselves at the club.

Due to great competition for places, MI had to decide against retaining these players. Some of these players had a great career at other franchises. They helped their new franchises in achieving success as MI was left to wonder what could have been.

So let us look at the few players who blossomed after leaving the joint-most successful franchise in IPL history.

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#1 Yuzvendra Chahal

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Yuzvendra Chahal is currently one of the best wrist spinners in the world. The leg-spinner started off his career at MI where he impressed in their 2011 Champions League victory. Despite that success, his career at MI never took off as he got to play just one match for the franchise.

The talented youngster was snapped up by RCB ahead of the 2014 season. From there, he never looked back as a became a pivotal part of the team. His brilliant performances also earned him in the Indian team where he has impressed everyone.

While the last few years have been bad for RCB as a franchise, Chahal has been their shining light. The 28-year-old has picked 97 wickets in 80 games in his RCB career. These stats look more impressive when you consider the fact that he plays at Chinaswamy Stadium which has nothing for the bowlers.

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#2 Dwayne Bravo

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Dwayne Bravo is one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of T20 cricket. He has been so successful in other franchises all over the world that it is easy to forget his dismal spell at Mumbai Indians. The West Indian was a part of the team in the first three editions of the IPL but he failed to make much impact.

So it was not surprising when MI team management decided against retaining the all-rounder. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2011 season and to his credit, he has never looked back since then.

MS Dhoni found a way to make full use of his variations by using him as a death overs specialist. Since then, he has become one of the most valuable players in this format of the game. Along with the ball, he has also done well with the bat which has contributed towards the success of the franchise.

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#3 Jos Butler

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Jos Butler is one of the most feared batsmen in world cricket. The English wicket-keeper batsman can take the game away from the opposition in the blink of an eye. The right-hander didn't have a good start to his IPL career as he failed to get big scores for MI.

He managed to register just one fifty in two seasons with the franchise. Then Rajasthan Royals stepped in and bought the dashing batsman ahead of the IPL 2018. Earlier in the season, Butler struggled in the middle order but everything changed when he was asked to open the innings.

Since then, the RR star has scored eight half-centuries for the franchise. The English batsman has scored those runs at a strike-rate of more 150 which reduces pressure on other batsmen in the team. It is fair to say that opportunity to open the innings has brought the best out of Butler and he has surely blossomed after leaving MI.

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