Best IPL XI Who Never Played For India

The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, IPL 2021, was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and BCCI postponed the tournament after few players tested positive for the disease. This year???s Indian Premier League witnessed 29 thrilling matches that managed to entertain fans for a short period. BCCI is considering conducting the second phase of the league later this year to organize the remaining matches. However, there are many challenges for the same.

Before this year, there have been 13 editions of the Indian Premier League that were very successful. The cash-rich league is not only a big source of entertainment for cricket fans but also a giant platform for domestic crickets to gain the limelight. Many cricketers have managed to make their international debut after impressing selectors with their performance in the tournament

However, there are also many players who were spectacular in the Indian Premier Leagues but were never able to make an international debut. Here we look at such players and make a team of the best IPL XI who never played for India.

Best IPL XI Who Never Played For India:

Rahul Tripathi

Rahul Tripathi is the first player on this list. Tripathi has been a consistent batsman in the league but he has not been able to make an international debut so far. Rahul Tripathi made his league debut in 2017. So far, he has played 52 matches in the tournament and scored 1175 runs at an average of 25+. He has also hit 6 fifties.

The right-handed batsman Tripathi was part of Rising Pune Supergiants in 2017. He moved to Rajasthan Royals in 2018 and 2019. Since 2020, Tripathi has been playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Nitish Rana

Nitish Rana is an outstanding opening batsman who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the league at present. The left-handed batsman Rana has played 67 matches in the tournament so far and scored 1638 runs at an average of 28+. He also has a great strike rate of 133+. He has smashed 13 fifties in his league career.

Rana has been part of the cash-rich league since 2016. He was part of Mumbai Indians from 2014 to 2017 but made his debut in the tournament in 2016. Since 2018, Nitish Rana has been part of Kolkata Knight Riders.

Manan Vohra

Manan Vohra is the third player on this list. Manan Vohra has appeared in the tournament since 2013. So far, the right-handed batsman has played 53 matches in the league and scored 1054 runs. He has a strike rate of 130+ and an average of 22.42. He has also hit 3 fifties. Manan Vohra was part of Punjab Kings from 2013 to 2017. He later moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018. Since 2019, he has been part of the Rajasthan Royals.

Manvinder Bisla (Wicketkeeper)

Man of the Match in IPL 2012 final, Manvinder Bisla was a popular player in 2012 and 2013. He was a wicket-keeper batsman who played from 2010 to 2015. Bisla has played 39 matches in the league and scored 798 runs at an average of 21. He also smashed 4 fifties in the tournament with the highest score of 92. In 2009, Bisla was part of Deccan Chargers but did not play any match.

Later, he moved to Punjab Kings in 2010. From 2011 to 2014, Bisla was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders and won two titles with the team. Bisla played his last tournament in 2015 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is another fabulous player from the cash-rich league who could not make an international debut. He should be the wicket-keeper of this team.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda plays for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League and is another player yet to make his international debut. Hooda is a batting all-rounder. The right-handed batsman Hooda has played 76 matches since 2015 and scored 741 runs. He has also hit 3 half-centuries in the tournament so far.

Deepak Hooda was part of Rajasthan Royals in 2014 and 2015. He later moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2016 to 2019. Since 2020, he has been part of the Punjab Kings.

Shadab Jakati

Shadab Jakati is another player on this list. Shadab Jakati played his last league tournament in 2017. The left-arm spinner played 59 matches in the tournament and scalped 47 wickets. He had an economy of 8.01 and took 4-wicket hauls two times. Jakati was part of Chennai Super Kings from 2009 to 2013.

From 2014 to 2016, he was a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. In his last year in the tournament in 2017, Jakati played for Gujarat Lions. He announced his retirement from cricket in 2019.

Rajat Bhatia (Captain)

Rajat Bhatia is another mighty player from the Indian Premier League who did not play any international match. He should be the captain of this team. Rajat Bhatia was active in the Indian Premier League from 2008 to 2017. He played 95 matches in the league and scored 342 runs and scalped 71 wickets.

He was a part of Delhi Daredevils from 2008 to 2010. He moved to Kolkata Knight Riders from 2011 to 2013. Later, he was part of Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and 2017.

Pravin Tambe

Pravin Tambe played in IPL from 2013 to 2016. He was a right-arm spinner. In 4 seasons of the Indian Premier League, Tambe played 22 matches and took 28 wickets. He had a brilliant economy of 7.75. He was part of Rajasthan Royals from IPL 2013 to IPL 2015. Later, he played for Gujarat Kings in IPL 2016.

He moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2017 and was part of Kolkata Knight Riders in 2020. However, Tambe last played in a match in IPL 2016.

Siddharth Trivedi

Siddharth Trivedi is a right-arm pacer who was active from 2008 to 2013. He played 76 matches in the league and scalped 65 wickets. He had an economy of 7.58. Trivedi was part of Rajasthan Royals from 2008 to 2013. He was banned for one year in 2013 as he failed to report that bookies approached him in 2013.

However, he did not have any involvement in the 2013 spot-fixing scandal. His career in the cash-rich league ended with the ban as he was not picked up by any franchise thereafter.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel is another pacer who should be part of this team. Harshal Patel has been part of the Indian Premier League since 2012 and played 55 matches. The right-arm pacer has scalped 63 wickets so far. Harshal Patel was the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2021 with 17 wickets in 7 games for RCB. He has another uncapped player in IPL.

He was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2012 to 2017. Later, he moved to Delhi Capitals from 2018 to 2020. In 2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore again picked him in a trade deal with Delhi Capitals.

Shreyas Gopal

Shreyas Gopal has been part of the Indian Premier League since 2014. He is a magnificent all-rounder and should be part of this team. Gopal is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg spinner. Gopal has played 47 matches in the league so far, scoring 171 runs and picking 48 wickets. Shreyas Gopal was part of Mumbai Indians from 2014 to 2017. In IPL 2018, he moved to Rajasthan Royals and has been part of the franchise since then.