Top 5 IPL match winners who could not make it to the national team

1. Rajat Bhatia

Rajat Bhatia was a giant of a player in the Indian domestic circuit. The former Delhi cricketer featured in 112 first-class matches and piled on 6482 runs at an average of 49.12. On the bowling front, he picked up 137 wickets at an average of 27.97.

Rajat displayed his bowling might in IPL 2012. He was a wily customer with the ball and stemmed the flow of runs, providing Kolkata Knight Riders with timely breakthroughs. He featured in 17 games and bagged 13 scalps at an economy of 7.31.

The Delhi-born fared well in the following two IPL seasons too, taking a combined tally of 23 wickets in 27 games at an economy of under eight. Despite Rajat’s consistent performances in the cash-rich league, he was not able to break into the national side.