IPL: Players who have donned both the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians jersey

The Chennai-Mumbai rivalry needs no introduction. These two sides share five titles between them. The Super Kings are the most consistent side in the IPL with eight playoff appearances in as many seasons and the Mumbai Indians are the most successful side with three titles. Their rivalry is considered by many as the 'IPL El Clasico'. Many international stars have played for these sides in the IPL history. This year the Super Kings signed the former Mumbai players-Ambati Rayudu, Karn Sharma, and Harbhajan Singh. Let us now look at those players who have played for both these champion sides over the last decade.

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Michael Hussey

Hussey has played seven seasons in the IPL, representing two different franchises in his career- the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Mr. Cricket will forever be remembered for his astonishing knock of 116*(54) in CSK’s first ever IPL game against Kings XI Punjab in 2008. The Western Australian donned the Yellow jersey for six seasons and enjoyed a successful stint with the Chennai outfit, winning two titles in 2010 and 2011.

In the 2013 IPL, he won the Orange Cap for scoring 733 runs and thereby topping the batting charts for the most number of runs in the sixth season. In 2014, he moved to the Mumbai Indians where he played just one season scoring 209 runs in 9 matches. Overall, in 59 IPL matches, Hussey has scored 1977 runs at a strike-rate of 122.64 with his highest score being 116*.

Ashish Nehra

Ashish Nehra

Nehra has played in nine out of the 10 IPL seasons, representing five different franchises. Apart from the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, Nehra has played for the Delhi Daredevils, Pune Warriors India, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in his IPL career. He donned the Mumbai jersey in just one season and that was way back in the first edition in 2008.

Nehra played two seasons for the MS Dhoni-led Chennai side- in 2014 and 2015 and was a part of the squad that reached the final in the eighth edition where they lost to Mumbai at Kolkata. Nehra won his only IPL title in 2016 at Sunrisers Hyderabad under David Warner after moving from the CSK. Overall, in 88 IPL matches, Nehra has taken 105 wickets at an economy of 7.83 with his best figures being 4/10.

Dwayne Smith

Dwayne Smith

Dwayne Smith has played for four different franchises in the IPL- the Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers and Gujarat Lions. Smith played three seasons for the Mumbai franchise- (2008, 2012, 2013) and two seasons for the Super Kings (2014 and 2015). In 2013, he won the title with the Mumbai Indians under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy and in 2015 was a part of the CSK squad that finished as the runners-up to Mumbai.

An experienced T20 campaigner, Smith has played for various teams in the Big Bash League, Bangladesh Premier League, and the Pakistan Super League. He is the fifth highest run-getter in the Mumbai-Chennai having scored 428 runs. In the 2012 edition, Smith playing his first match of the season won the match for Mumbai scoring three consecutive boundaries in the last over off Ben Hilfenhaus in which they needed sixteen runs. Overall, in 76 IPL matches, Smith has scored 2103 runs at a strike-rate of 134.20, with his highest score being 87*. He has 19 wickets to his name at an economy of 9.29 and is a handy bowler too.

Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo

The flamboyant Trinidadian has played for three different franchises in the IPL- The Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, and Gujarat Lions. Bravo represented the Mumbai Indians in the first three editions (2008-2010). A vastly experienced T20 played, Bravo has played for several teams in the English county, Pakistan Super League, Bangladesh Premier League and Caribbean Premier League. He moved to the Chennai Super Kings in 2011 and played five seasons for them, from 2011-2015.

In his first year at Chennai, he won the title under MS Dhoni and has been a part of the squad that finished as the runners-up in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He donned the now-defunct Gujarat Lions jersey in 2016 due to the two-year suspension of Chennai and missed the 2017 edition due to injury. Bravo has been a priceless all-rounder for the CSK over the years and was bought by them in this year’s auctions using the Right to match card for INR 6.4 crore. In 106 IPL matches, Bravo has scored 1238 runs at a strike-rate of 125.94, with his highest score being 70*. Bravo has also taken 122 wickets at an economy of 8.15 with the figures of 4/22.

Parthiv Patel

Parthiv Patel

Parthiv Patel has represented six different franchises in the IPL so far- the Chennai Super Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He represented Chennai in the first editions of the IPL, with whom he won the title in 2010 under MS Dhoni.

Parthiv, who played three seasons for the Mumbai Indians (2015-2017) won two titles with them in 2015 and 2017 under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Parthiv who played in all the ten seasons has been a consistent performer both with the bat as well as behind the stumps. In 119 IPL matches, he has scored 2322 runs at a strike-rate of 117.21 with his highest score being 81. Parthiv has 60 catches and 14 stumpings to his name in his IPL career.

Thisara Perera

Thisara Perera

Perera has played for six different IPL franchises in his career- the Chennai Super Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kings XI Punjab and Rising Pune Supergiant. His first ever IPL stint was with the Chennai Super Kings in 2010 where he played just one season and was a part of the title-winning squad. In the entire season, he played a solitary game for Chennai in which he failed to score any runs and bowled just one over in which he went for 19 runs.

He played for Mumbai in the 2012 IPL and represented them in just two matches. In the two matches, he scored 4 runs and bowled 2.3 overs in which he failed to pick up a wicket. After his Mumbai stint, he moved to the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013, where he was successful scoring 233 runs and picking up 19 wickets in 16 matches. Overall, in 37 IPL matches, the Sri Lankan all-rounder has scored 422 runs at a strike-rate of 137.45 with his highest score being 40. He has 31 wickets to his name at an economy of 8.73, with his best figures being 3/20.