5 cricketers who never featured in IPL after playing for RCB

4) Ravi Rampaul

The West Indies stars have a huge role in making the IPL the most celebrated T20 league of the world. Without the Caribbean flavor, the tournament is incomplete and that’s why they have invariably attracted elusive deals in the auction. All the teams including Bangalore have spent a pot of money on the island cricketers.

One such player who bagged a profitable deal in the 2013 mega sell-off is Ravi Rampaul. The speedster can be deceptive with his pace and can generate movement even on true surfaces. It turned out to be a good buy as he scalped 14 wickets in his debut season and his economy rate of 6.93 was amongst the best in the series. It was a positive sign for the franchise who have struggled with their bowling in every season.

With his form, he might have been a game-changer in 2014 but this time the team had the services of Australian spearhead, Mitchell Starc. Being the reserve option Rampaul became the part of the playing XI in mere two games. Though the left-arm pacer bowled well the team should have used the Windies star appropriately. As usual, RCB’s poor decision-making skills came to the fore and he is still unable to figure out the reasons for his omission from the squad.