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

Middle Order - KL Rahul, AB de Villiers, Kevin Pietersen

KL Rahul is a consistent performer in the IPL. He started his IPL journey at RCB. He went on to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad before leading Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. The wicketkeeper-batter is currently plying his trade for Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2025. Rahul has amassed 4,775 runs from 125 innings in the IPL at a staggering average of 45.48 and a decent strike rate of 135.08.

Interestingly, AB de Villiers also started his IPL career at DC before moving to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The South African legend spent 11 seasons at RCB. He was a dependable member of the RCB batting lineup and had some phenomenal batting partnerships with Kohli. In 184 matches, the right-handed batter scored 5,162 runs at an average of 39.71 and a strike rate of 151.69.

Kevin Pietersen was one of the finest cricketers of his era. His charisma was different to others and he had the ability to step up under pressure. Pietersen played 36 IPL games, scoring 1,001 runs at an average of 35.75 and a strike rate of 134.73. He led RCB briefly in 2009 before leading Delhi Capitals for a full season in 2014. Now, he is serving as the mentor of the Capitals.