IPL: 10 cricketers who were backed by franchises and later turned superstars
These names became massive figures in the cricketing world after getting resolute support from their IPL franchises.
3. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav is ruling T20 cricket with his exceptional batting capability. In recent years, his diligence and perseverance produced a fruitful result and now he is the number one T20I batter. However, his journey to success took a lot of years and during this period, he proved himself a lot of times in the high-profile IPL.
After rendering his services to KKR from 2014-17, the dashing right-handed batter moved to MI in 2018. Playing his debut season for the franchise, he looked dominant against bowlers and chalked up 512 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 133.33. With these amazing figures, he also became the top run-scorer for MI in the season.
After the breathtaking display in 2018, the Mumbai player continued his form in the 2019 and 2020 IPL editions. Following his outstanding batting displays in the league, the BCCI included him in the national squad in 2021. While talking about his present position in MI, the dasher plays an important role in the MI line-up with his batting in the middle order.
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