5 Players you might not know have won an IPL trophy

Over the years, the Indian Premier League has been a fantastic platform for young talents to grow in competitive cricket. Many of them have helped the teams like Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, and Kolkata Knight Riders to lift the IPL trophy multiple times.

However, there have also been some players, who were a part of the IPL winning teams in the past, but are not known to the cricket fans. Although they did not have a larger impact on the performances or the title victory of the teams, they did well for their respective IPL teams or the national teams in the coming years.

Under the supervision of quality coaches and great staff, these youngsters gained much-needed experience after being a part of these illustrious teams and are quite renowned white-ball players for quite some time.

5 lesser-known players to have won an IPL trophy

5. Sanju Samson – Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2012

The present captain and the wicketkeeper of the Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson has also won an IPL trophy in the past. At the age of 17 in the 2011/12 season, he made his debut for the Kerala state team. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy of the same season, he garnered 69 runs in three appearances and was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for the Indian Premier League 2012.

However, Samson could not get to feature in any of the games amid tough competition with the presence of Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, and Manoj Tiwari. The Kolkata Knight Riders scripted history to lift the first-ever title in IPL history, under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir.

The following year saw Samson making his debut in the IPL for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and gradually earning a national call-up as well. In the 2021 edition, Samson registered his best ever run-tally of 484 runs and was retained ahead of the IPL 2022 auction. The wicketkeeper-batter will be hoping to win the title as a captain this season.