5 Current popular cricketers who never played IPL

3. Mushfiqur Rahim

Mushfiqur Rahim is a wicketkeeper who is often busy cheering the bowlers and making field changes. As a wicketkeeper, he is one of the finest keepers from Bangladesh. With a plethora of experience, he is one of the players who has contributed to Bangladesh cricket immensely. But, Rahim has been unable to make a name for himself in the shortest format of the game.

Rahim has played 86 T20I games so far. With a poor average of 19.72, there was a slight chance that he might secure an IPL contract during his prime time. But he was unable to do so as a strike rate of 119.93 is never enough to get the attention of the franchises. Rahim has been a regular member of Duronto Rajshahi, a BPL team. 

Most of the fans remember him celebrating early on during a T20 world cup game against India. Later on, Bangladesh lost the game, and it was the immaturity that got the better of them. Rahim could have been a good wicket-keeper backup option for any team, but with many power hitters and skilled keepers in the circuit, an IPL contract was a far-fetched dream for Rahim.