Overseas players who owe their career to the IPL

The Indian Premier League, in its existence over the last 11 years, has changed the lives of many cricketers who have had the opportunity to play in the multi-star studded league.

Indian cricketers like Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav have come into the international side after performing well in the IPL.

Apart from the Indian players, there are also a few overseas players, who have made a career for themselves in the international arena using the IPL as a launching pad.

Here are a few overseas players who made a name for themselves through the IPL.

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James Faulkner

The Australian all-rounder has been a part of the IPL since 2011, a year before he made his international debut. He was part of the now-defunct Sahara Pune Warriors but was barely allowed to make an impact as he played just three matches combined in the 2011 and 2012 season.

His breakout season came in the 2013 IPL season when he was picked up by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction. Faulkner captured 28 wickets in the season to finish second in the race for the purple cap losing out to Dwayne Bravo who took 32 wickets.

Before the 2013 IPL season, Faulkner had played in a total of five ODIs and three T20Is but his performance in that IPL season made the selectors take note of him and he immediately became a regular part of the Australian ODI and T20I squad. After the commencement of the 2013 IPL season, Faulkner played in 14 ODIs & three T20Is, all in 2013 alone.

Since his breakout IPL season in 2013, Faulkner has been a regular member of the Australian white ball squads and also a prominent figure in the IPL. Faulkner has played in 64 ODIs and 21 T20Is since the 2013 IPL season.

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine

The wily Caribbean off-spinner is one of the best in the business when it comes to the shortest format of the game. Narine, on multiple occasions, has shown his ability to run through the opposition batting order with ease.

Narine has been a part of the IPL since 2012 when he bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for $700,000 in the auction. His performances in the now-defunct Champions League in 2011 earned him a fortune at the auction.

Narine set the IPL on fire in his debut season as he captured 24 wickets in the season to finish second in the race for the purple cap, he made an instant impact in the star-studded league to capture the attention of the West Indian selectors and was immediately drafted into the test side for the England tour.

Since his debut IPL season, Narine has played in 6 tests, 57 ODIs and 46 T20Is and is one of the most sought after bowler in T20 leagues around the world.

David Miller

David Miller

The swashbuckling southpaw from the rainbow nation is one of the batsman bowlers like to stay away from during matches, the South African clearly abides by his quote "If it is in the V, it is going in the tree, if it is in the arc, it goes out of the park".

David Miller has been a part of the South African international squad since 2010 but his chances have been far and few, he could barely make an impact before he completely disappeared from the international scene in 2012.

His chance for redemption came in the 2013 IPL season when playing for Kings XI Punjab, he smashed a century off just 38 balls and soon became the talk of the town. He finished the IPL season with 418 runs at an average of 59.71 with three fifties and one century to his name.

Miller's successful IPL season earned him a call-up to Proteas 2013 Champions League squad and since then, he has become a regular member of South Africa's limited overs squads.

Since the 2013 IPL season, Miller has played in 92 ODIs and 52 T20Is and is an integral part of the Proteas international limited overs squad. He is also a regular fixture in Kings XI Punjab's matchday squad.

Shaun Marsh

Shaun Marsh

A classical left-handed batsman with a penchant to score big when given the opportunity, Shaun Marsh has been a regular member of the Australian squad for some time.

He showed his batting prowess at early age dismantling bowlers in the Australian domestic circuit but the selectors seemed to have been turning a blind eye towards him. It was his performance during the inaugural IPL season that he was seriously considered for the international squad.

Playing for Kings XI Punjab, Marsh played like a man possessed scoring 616 runs in just 11 matches at an astounding average of 68.44, numbers that were unheard of at a time when T20 cricket was still in a budding stage.

He immediately earned his international call-up after the commencement of 2008 IPL season for Australia's tour of the West Indies. He scored 81 on debut and bagged the MoM award justifying the selectors' faith in him.

Since the 2008 IPL season, Marsh has played in 37 Tests, 60 ODIs and 15 T20Is. He was an integral part of Kings XI Punjab for quite a few seasons in the IPL.