IPL's unlucky XI: Top players who never won a trophy

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen some of the best talents in world cricket set the stage ablaze with their glorious performances. However, not everyone has lifted the coveted title.

The 18th edition of the IPL is slowly reaching the halfway point. Teams are jostling for positions at the top half of the points table. As the action intensifies and the stakes get higher, things will depend on which set of players can hold their nerves better.

CricTracker recently did some research and assembled a formidable team consisting of players whose performances mesmerised the fans in the IPL, but it wasn't enough to help them bag the title.

Let's look at the unlucky XI players who never won an IPL trophy:

Top Order - Virat Kohli (C), Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag (Impact Player)

Virat Kohli has some phenomenal records in the IPL. He has scored the most number of runs (8,168) and registered the most number of centuries (8). The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star is also the only Indian player to win the Orange Cap in two different editions of the IPL. However, despite such surreal achievements, the IPL trophy has eluded the former India skipper. Kohli, who led RCB from 2013 to 2021, is going to spearhead this side.

Chris Gayle was one of the fiercest cricketers during his time. He had an aura about him, and his ability to clear the longest of boundaries with nonchalance instilled fear in the minds of opposition bowlers. Gayle finished with an average of 39.72 and a strike rate of 148.97 after playing 142 matches. He is going to open with Kohli in this team. They average 46.53 from 28 innings as an opening pair in the IPL, playing for RCB.

Virender Sehwag will be the Impact Player in this lineup. The Nawab of Najafgarh played 104 IPL games and scored 2,728 runs at an average of 27.56 and a strike rate of 155.45. He registered 16 fifties and two centuries in his IPL career. Sehwag only played one IPL final, and it was for the Punjab Kings in 2014, where they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders.