IPL: 10 unsung heroes to have played the tournament

Heroes are everywhere from movies to real life. We all have our heroes. For some people, their hero could be their boss who has struggled a lot to make a million-dollar company whereas, for a small boy, his hero could be his father and for a cricket fan his hero could be a cricketer who is capable of winning it for his team under difficult circumstances.

But arguably in cricket heroes are not born; they develop after a hustle of many years, believing in their skills and the passion for the game takes them forward to play for their countries.

If we talk about heroes in the cricketing world it would be really wrong to not put Indian players in that list, because Indian cricket has produced numeorous stalwarts of the game who have gone on to shine on the international stage.

Today we are going to talk about the 10 unsung heroes of the Indian Premier League that were the real superheroes for their teams and fans during their playing days.

10. Manvinder Bisla 

The right-hand wicketkeeper-batter has represented several states including Goa in the Indian domestic circuit and was a part of several teams in the Indian Premier League whether it came to playing the inaugural season for Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab or for Kolkata Knight Riders where he played some match winning knocks to make his team win. 

Manvinder Bisla used to represent Haryana too but later he started playing for Goa and was also a part of India Under-19s. Bisla was a batter who was a see-the-ball-hit-the-ball kind of batter, with his world class timing and also had exceptional wicket-keeping skills.

One of his innings that everyone remembers is the one that came in the final of IPL 2012 against Chennai Super Kings. Bisla stood like a pillar against the lethal bowling attack of CSK and played a match-winning knock of 89 runs off just 48 balls to help KKR lift their maiden IPL title.