IPL: Stars who have played as many matches as the number of franchises they have represented

Almost all International stars have played for the IPL franchises over the years. While some have stamped their authorities in the league, some could not make an impact.

There are some famous T20 stars who have played less number of matches for several IPL franchises. Now let us look at three players who have played as many matches as the number of franchises they have played for.

(Overseas stars who have represented two or more franchises are considered)

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Nathan McCullum

The former Kiwi all-rounder has represented New Zealand in 63 T20I matches in which he has scored 299 runs and taken 58 wickets, with his best figures being 4/16. He retired from international cricket after the 2016 ICC World T20. Nathan is the elder brother of well-known wicket-keeper batsman, Brendon McCullum. He has represented various English county, Big Bash, and Pakistan Super League franchises.

In the IPL, he has represented two different franchises- the Pune Warriors India and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 2011, he played for the now-defunct Pune Warriors in their first IPL season. Then he was a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad in 2013 but never got an opportunity to don the Orange jersey. Overall, he played two IPL matches in his career in which he scored 26 runs but failed to pick up any wickets.

Matt Henry

The Kiwi pacer who plays for Canterbury in the domestic circuit has represented New Zealand in 6 T20I matches, picking up seven wickets at an economy of 8.68. He was bought by the two-time winners, Chennai Super Kings at the 2014 IPL auctions and was a part of the squad for two seasons (2014 and 2015). Unfortunately, he did not get a chance to don the Yellow jersey in those two seasons.

In the 2017 IPL auctions, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab franchise for INR 50 lakh. He played two matches for the Preity Zinta co-owned franchise, picking up a solitary wicket. Henry, who has played nine Tests and 35 ODIs for the Blackcaps is an experienced campaigner, having played for Worcestershire, Derbyshire, and Kent in the English county.

John Hastings

An experienced T20 campaigner, Hastings has played for several teams in the English county, Pakistan Super League, Sri Lankan Premier League and of course the Big Bash League. Though Hastings has been a part of three IPL franchises so far (Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders), he has played just three games in his IPL career, in which he has taken three wickets.

More of a bowling all-rounder, Hastings has scored 201 runs in 25 innings at a strike-rate of 142.55 and has 52 Big Bash wickets to his name at an economy of 8.0 with his best figures being 4/14. He captained the Melbourne Stars in the 2017-18 Big Bash, after taking over the reigns from all-rounder, David Hussey. Hastings has represented the Aussies in 9 T20I matches, scoring 46 runs and picking up seven wickets.