Top 3 IPL players from each country

Unbiased-Fan

Local Club Star
Joined
Oct 25, 2021
Runs
2,120
Overseas players have always done great for the betterment of IPL. Players like Gayle, Devilliers, Buttler, Malinga outshined indian players most of the times and their presence has created huge impact and legacy on the IPL and especially indian people.
Here is the list of top 3 players from each country played in IPL.


»» WINDIES :-
1. Chris Gayle - Probably among the top 5 batsman in the IPL history.
2. Sunil Narine - Two time IPL champion and two time player of the tournament.
3. Andre Russell - Has the highest strike rate amongst the all players who has scored atleast 1000 runs.

Unlucky to miss out - Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo


»» Australia :-
1. Shane Warne - Captain of inaugural winning team.
2. Shane Watson - Two time player of the tournament, probably the best ever all-rounder in the IPL.
3. David Warner - Winner of three orange caps.

Miss outs - Adam Gilchrist, Shaun Marsh, Glen Maxwell


»» South Africa :-
1. AB Devilliers - Backbone of RCB, the most popular foreign player in India.
2. Faf Du Plessis - Current captain of RCB, a consistent run scorer for each team he played for.
3. David Miller - A truly underrated performer, played a huge role in making GT, IPL Champions.

Miss outs- Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, JP Duminy


»» England :-
1. Jos Buttler - Only 2nd player to score four hundreds in a season. 2nd most runs in a a season.
2. Jofra Archer - One time player of the tournament.
3. Ben Stokes - Two IPL hundreds to his name.

Miss outs - Kevin Pietersen, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran


»» New Zealand :-
1. Kane Williamson - Captained SRH to finals of IPL and scored 700+ runs in same season.
2. Brendon Mccullum - His iconic 158* will be forever remembered for setting the base of IPL.
3. Trent Boult - Was an important member of hugely successful Mumbai Indians squad.


»» Sri Lanka :-
1. Lasith Malinga - The best ever bowler of IPL history.
2. Sanath Jayasuriya - Only notable performer for MI in forgettable 2008 season.
3. Mahela Jayawardene - Captained IPL teams, has a IPL century to his name.


»» Pakistan :-
1. Sohail Tanvir - Inaugural Purple Cap holder, his iconic spell of 6-12 was IPL record for more than a decade.
2. Shoaib Akhtar - His 4- 11 was probably the best bowling performance of the tournament.
3. Kamran Akmal - Member of 2008 champion team.


»» Bangladesh :-
1. Mustafizur Rahman - winner of 2016 emerging player award.
2. Shakib Al Hasan - Key player for KKR for some years.
3. Abdur Razzak - 1st ever Bangladeshi to play IPL.


»» Afghanistan :-
1. Rashid Khan - One of the best spinners in the history of IPL, major player of Gujrat Titans.
2. Mohammed Nabi - One of the first player from his country to play the IPL.
3. Naveen Ul Haq - Impressed everyone by his bowling in IPL 2023.


»» Netherlands :-
Ryan Ten Doeschate
»» Ireland :-
Joshua Little
»» Nepal :-
Sandeep Lammichane
»» Zimbabwe :-
Sikander Raza
»» Singapore :-
Tim David
 
»» India :-
1. Virat Kohli - Record holder of most runs and most hundreds.
2. MS Dhoni - Legendary Captain of CSK, 4 time IPL champion.
3. Rohit Sharma - Captained Mumbai Indians to five championships.
 
For India, no.1 should be MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina should be no.2 because of his superior strike rate over Sharma and Kohli.

Rohit Sharma has been an extremely mediocre batsman throughout his IPL career.
 
Back
Top