Indian Premier League has proven to be one of the greatest platforms for any player to showcase his skills and Create a get impression to the world. Thanks to this world renounced T20 league many players have been able to start their career and go on to become one of the best in what they do. This is a sporting event where opportunities are abandoned you only need to grab on to it with firm hands. With stars from all over the world playing in the same league makes it one of the most exciting T20 leagues of all time. The good things that this league has for the career of many can never be said as they are way too many to even compile. This is why fans all over the world argue this IPL as the biggest T20 league in the world as of now.
Here is a list of players that made an impact in the IPL over the years that got them a place in the Indian national team.
Hardik Pandia
This infamous all-rounder for India is one individual that the Indian team misses the most now. His absence caused a lot of chaos in the team as the middle order and the finisher for the team is not to be seen as former captain MS Dhoni is also at rest. On the bowling department, him not being in the team leaves the team without the 6th bowling option and the team had is still in search of that replacement. This is how much an impact that he has over the team and his selection into them is majorly due to his performance in the IPL over the years. It was his energetic performance that made him visible to the eyes of the selectors’ eyes.
K L Rahul
This as of now Indian top-order batsmen proved himself to be a class batsman in world cricket. His form and his ability to hit the ball will be made him batsmen to fear around the world. He is known for his aggressive playing method and his ability to play them according to the situation is also commendable. As of now, he is also tested as the wicket-keeping batsmen for the team and to be honest he does a pretty good job at that. Rahul also has shown great composure when made open for team Indian during the absence of Shikar Dawan and he has proved his world more often than not. Rahul was able to do all this for team India when he made himself visible during the 9th and 10th edition of the IPL. His talent got recognized and when the team wanted an experiment with new players he was an easy option for the selectors.
Yezvendra Chahal
This one of a kind spinner has produced some magical spells for team India for long now. He is one bowler who knows how to get the wicket whenever his caption throws the ball at him. With India being a country that has donned the cricketing world with quality spinner for many years now. So to replace a spinner in the Indian cricket team is something of a great achievement by itself and to be a predominant spinner for years is a job well done and he has managed to do that as well. He has been in the playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore for many years under Virat Kholi. Virat saw his potential and brought in to the Indian national team as soon as possible. Chahal proved him right and has been a great spin bowler for India ever since.
Rishab Pant
This high energy player managed to grab a spot in the Indian team because of his action pack performance in the IPL over there years. His ability to strike the ball at will and make an impact with every ball for when is on the field has nothing to second for. Since his place in the team, he has been in multiple tours and had got centuries in both the ODI’s and test format. Since he is also a test wicket-keeping batsmen he has had a lot more to offer for the team and he did exactly that for team India.
Shreyas Iyer
India has had a long line of extraordinary batsmen that has dominated the world since the inception of cricket. He is one such successor who has made his country proud. He is a class player who knows how to design his game well and switch gears according to the team’s needs and the conditions of the game. He got his place in the national team as he captioned the Delhi Daredevils in last year’s IPL. His performance as a caption and as a bat’s men is someone well recognized and made his place in the Indian team a firm one. Team India is now grooming him to be the middle order batsmen that the national team needs.
Thanks to the opportunities that the league has provided for youngsters, they made sure they used this platform right. IPL is a tournament that tests your skills as players with every game that you play. With so much so to fill as you will a person who got selected into a team over some of the finest players around the world put you in a corner. But it’s the ability of the player to break the chains and come out as a strong individual is what makes that gets him a chance at the national team.
