Muttiah Muralitharan
The spin wizard retired from the game in 2011, but continued to play the IPL till 2014. The most successful bowler in international cricket was contracted by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction that preceded the edition, and he responded with two wickets in five matches. However, he took wickets aplenty next season, snaring 15 victims in just 10 matches, at a miserly economy of 6.5 and an average of 17.
Before retiring, he had played for the Chennai Superkings and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.