5 Top players who made their IPL debut before T20I debut
All in all, one can call the IPL a future factory line that produces a pool of cricketers who are bound to triumph in international cricket.
3. Glenn Maxwell
Long before bagging the initial tag of a million-dollar baby while representing Mumbai Indians, this Australian all-rounder was first seen in the Delhi camp in the IPL 2012. In that IPL season, the Delhi franchise was seen having a robust run and in between Maxwell was also seen making his IPL debut. In his mere two games, hardly there came runs from his blade.
But in that same year, the Australian selectors did select him for the tour of Pakistan in the UAE. In his two outings, Maxwell collectively fetched a total of 31 runs in that T20I series. But as far as his initial IPL journey is concerned, the stalwart had a breakthrough IPL season in 2014 for KXIP. In that eventful season, Maxwell took KXIP to its first-ever IPL final.
Overall, although Maxwell might have played IPL before making his T20I debut, in a general sense, he has been a disappointing commodity in the IPL. His T20I numbers for Australia are much superior that to his numbers in the IPL. But now with his new association for RCB, the cricketer would be expected to bring a turnaround in his bleak IPL career.
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