2. Ravindra Jadeja:
‘Jaddu’ as he is referred to, was initially picked by Rajasthan Royals for the 2008 and 2009 season before shifting to Kochi Tuskers for just a single season in 2011 and eventually being bagged by the Chennai Super Kings in 2012.
In the inaugural season with the Royals, he scored 135 runs in the 14 matches he played and had an important role in the Royal’s victory. He was even better in the following season where he managed to score 295 runs and picked up six wickets from the 13 matches with an economy of 6.47.
In the year 2012, Jadeja was picked by the Chennai Superkings for INR 9.8 crores making him the most expensive player of the season. With Dhoni showing immense faith in him as he managed to become a regular member of the CSK squad.
In his stay with CSK from 2012 to 2015, he managed to score 670 runs at an average of 22.27, and also picked 55 wickets with a best of 5-16.
After CSK was terminated from the IPL due to spot-fixing scandals, he was picked up by the Gujarat Lions in 2016 and continues to be a regular member of the playing eleven. We can only hope that the change in his looks can bring around a change in the fortune for the Lions, as they did not get off to the best of the starts in the current edition of the IPL.