Karn Sharma becomes the first player to win three IPL titles with three different teams

There are several factors that can either make or break a franchise, be it the players entrusted with the opportunities or be it the management who is handling the franchise. Some of the key factors that a franchise looks at before picking the players is experience, consistency and the ability for the player to be quick on his feet.

For Chennai Super Kings this season, experience amongst others seemed to be one of the major criteria. When they picked players well above the age of 30, various news reports and cricket analysts criticised the think-tanks of the Super Kings. On the contrary, what the Super Kings wanted to build was a franchise that could give them an immediate success.

While the other franchises went for a whole lot of youth players alongside a few experienced players, Super Kings went with a whole lot of experienced players with a few youth players. On the first day of the IPL Auction, the Super Kings picked up players experienced and on the second day, they went with the younger lot.

Who is the lucky player that CSK picked up

One such player, who has shown up when it was most required of him was the leggie, Karn Sharma. After success with the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Mumbai Indians in his past two years, the leggie was picked up by the Super Kings in the Auctions to many criticisms. The other most criticised player that the Super Kings picked was Mumbai Indian’s, Harbhajan Singh.

Luck has been another factor for the franchise, and Karn Sharma has definitely brought on his share of luck to the franchise. The leggie made his debut in the 2009 season, where he played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the 2009 finals, Karn was unpicked and hence had no impact on the game.

An instrumental figure for the franchise

In the successive finals that he took part, the leggie was an instrumental figure in the team’s success. Not only could the leggie bowl at a very steady length, but could also knock the ball long into the night sky. It was probably one of the biggest reasons that the Super Kings picked him into the playing XI for the finals. On the day, the leggie picked up the crucial wicket of the Sunrisers skipper Kane Williamson to tilt the match in the Super Kings favour.

With the leggie’s lucky streak, the Super Kings won the title for the third time and the leggie too ended up third time lucky with his third trophy in three years.

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