Best XI Of Players Who Could Not Win An IPL Trophy

There are times when the best player among the lot tend to fail to win an IPL trophy and they cannot be blamed for it as they are all match-winners in various formats. There are franchises in the IPL who have still not had their hands on the glorious trophy from the maiden season in 2008.

It is hard to see the greatest legends of the game struggling to win an IPL trophy and the reality cannot be overlooked. With all those said, here is the best XI of players who could not win an IPL trophy yet with four overseas players and seven Indians.

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Best XI Of Players Who Could Not Win An IPL Trophy:

Chris Gayle:

Chris Gayle is portrayed as one of the legends of the IPL and it is very unfortunate for him to not be on the champion side. He played for the KKR side in the first three seasons of IPL but wasn’t able to win an IPL trophy in those years. He switched to RCB for the next six years and the franchise is yet to win a title. His latest franchise has been the Punjab Kings which is another team that has struggled to win an IPL trophy.

Virender Sehwag:

Virender Sehwag was one of the most aggressive players going around and he had a fantastic career in international cricket as well as in IPL. The right-hander started his IPL career with the Delhi side until the 2013 season and couldn’t win an IPL title for the franchise. He switched to the Punjab Kings for the next two years and reached the finals, but couldn’t get over the line.

Ajinkya Rahane:

Ajinkya Rahane might have not found a place in the playing XI in the UAE phase of IPL 2021, but his numbers have been excellent in the tournament over the years. He started his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians in the 2008 and 2009 editions, then switched over to the Rajasthan Royals until 2019. He also played for the RPS side and Delhi Capitals who never won an IPL title.

Virat Kohli:

Virat Kohli might be one of the unluckiest IPL players as he has some staggering IPL numbers without an IPL trophy. Kohli is the only player to have part of the same franchise since the first edition in 2008. He has been captaining the side from the 2012 season and is yet to win an IPL title despite reaching the finals in 2009,2011 and 2016.

AB De Villiers:

AB De Villiers was still among the best batters of the tournament history until he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket recently. De Villiers played for the Delhi from the inaugural edition to the 2010 season and has been with the RCB side until this year. Both of his teams haven’t won an IPL trophy yet.

Irfan Pathan:

Irfan Pathan will be the all-rounder in the side and he can certainly bat at six. He played for the Delhi Daredevils side in the first three seasons and switched over to the Kings XI Punjab for the next three seasons. He played for the Surnisers Hyderabad in the 2014 season when KKR won the tournament and played for CSK in 2015 when Mumbai won the tournament. He also played for RPS and Gujarat who never won an IPL trophy.

Chris Morris:

Chris Morris is the most expensive player in IPL Auction history as he was picked up for a whopping 16.25 crores in the previous season by Rajasthan Royals. Morris started his IPL career with Chennai Super Kings in the 2013 edition when Mumbai won the title and played for the Rajasthan in 2015 when Mumbai won their second title. He has been part of Delhi team until the 2019 season and was part of RCB and Royals again in the next two years without winning an IPL title.

Amit Mishra:

Amit Mishra is among the top wicket-taker in IPL history and has taken three hattricks in the tournament until now as well. The leg spinner played for the Delhi side in the first three seasons and was part of Deccan Chargers in the next two years. He played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013 and 2014 and has been part of the Delhi franchise since the 2015 edition without winning an IPL trophy.

Zaheer Khan:

Zaheer Khan is one of the best-left arm seamers India has ever had and he played for various franchises throughout his career. Zaheer started with the RCB side in 2008 and switched to Mumbai Indians for the next 2 years. He again played for the RCB for the next 3 years and moved to Mumbai Indians for the 2014 season in which KKR lifted the title. He then moved to the Delhi side in the next 3 years and couldn’t win a trophy.

Dale Steyn:

Dale Steyn had a fantastic IPL career for various teams but couldn’t win an IPL trophy. Steyn started with the RCB side in the first three seasons and then moved to Deccan Chargers for the next 2 years. He switches to the SRH side for the next 3 years and played for the now-defunct sid Gujarat in the 2016 season when SRH won the title. He was unlucky to be not part of a winning IPL squad.

Anil Kumble:

Anil Kumble did have an impact in the IPL for the Royal Challengers Bangalore side in the first three years and he went on to pick up a five-wicket giving away just 5 runs as well. The leg spinner captained the franchise on occasions and came close to winning an IPL trophy in 2009 by reaching the finals.

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