April 27, 2024
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IPL Facts: Some of the most surprising and unheard things about IPL.

IPL Facts: Some of the most surprising and unheard things about the IPL.

12. Delhi Daredevils is the only team to never make an appearance in IPL final ever.

13. Sarfraz Khan has a unique record of being the youngest player to make an IPL debut. At 17 years and 177 days, he played his first ever IPL game for RCB(2015).

14. The top 4 batsmen who have scored the most number of runs, including all seasons – are all IndiansSuresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir have scored 16,000+ runs in total.

15. CSK have used only 57 players over eight IPL seasons, the fewest for any team that has played in every edition. RCB have used 90 players, most by any team.

16. Parthiv Patel has played for 6 Different franchises, the most by any player.

17. Amit Mishra is the only player in IPL to take 3 Hat Tricks in IPL. He’s also the only one to take a Hat Trick for each of the three teams he’s been a part of – for DD in 2008, for DC in 2011 and for SRH in 2013.

18. Friday, April 14, 2017 marked the Day of Hat Tricks in the History of IPL; as, for the first time ever, 2 Hat Tricks were taken in 2 different Matches on the same day. First, by Samuel Badree for RCB against MI & the Second, by Andrew Tye for GL against RPS.

19. The most expensive over ever bowled in the History of IPL was bowled by Prasanth Parmeshwaran of Kochi Tuskers Kerala (37 runs). The damage was done by the Universe Boss “Chris Gayle” in IPL Season 4.

20. The 9th Season of IPL was viewed by over 357 Million viewers on TV. It became the biggest ever Television Event in India.

21. Ness Wadia who is co-owner of Kings XI Punjab (with a 23% stake) is greatest grand son of Muhammad Ali Jinnah who is the first President of Pakistan.

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