Delhi: The thrill of the 18th season (IPL 2025) of the Indian Premier League is in full swing. Where every match is growing with. In this season of IPL, many young star players of Team India are spreading their glow. Some of which have been particularly impressed by unkapped players. Some big names of the Indian team are also making this season between this young players.
In this season of IPL, there are some names among the legendary players of the Indian team which have been in the T20 format from the national team for a long time, but they are being seen in the IPL. So let us tell you 5 Indian star players who have been out of T20 format for a long time and are now claiming to return from their performance.
#1. KL Rahul
KL Rahul (KL Rahul), the star batsman of the current team of Indian cricket, is the lead batsman of Test and ODI. KL Rahul is considered very important in these two formats, but he has not been able to get a chance in T20 format in Team India for a long time. KL Rahul last played for India in November 2022. Since then, he has not been able to get a chance in T20 format. But KL Rahul, who is playing in this IPL from the Delhi Capitals team, may get a chance to return again. Because this year his bat is speaking a lot. He has scored 364 runs in 8 matches so far this season. In such a situation, they can be seen again in T20.
#2. Shreyas Iyer
Star batsman Shreyas Iyer is the most experienced and amazing batsman in the Indian cricket team for some time. Shreyas Iyer has specially established his place in ODIs. But they have not been able to get a chance for India to play in T20 format for a long time. Iyer last played in T20 for Team India in 2023. But in this season of IPL, Shreyas Iyer is constantly doing wonders. Iyer, playing as the captain of Punjab Kings, has scored 288 runs in this season 9 match. They may get a chance to return to T20 again.
#3. Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur, the star all -rounder of Team India, is expected to return to the team again. He was ignored in the Indian team as well as the IPL mega auction. But then in this season of IPL, his luck was shone when Lucknow Supergiants included him as a replacement of Mohsin Khan and then Shardul has not looked back. Since then, he has been taking wickets continuously. This season Shardul Thakur has taken 12 wickets in 9 matches so far. Since 2022, Shardul Thakur, who runs away from India’s T20 team, may get a chance to return again.
#4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who played a strike bowler for many years for the Indian cricket team, has been out for a long time. Bhuvneshwar Kumar last played the semi -finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup for the Indian team. Since then, he is constantly away from the team. But Royal Challengers are doing well after joining the Bangalore team in this season of IPL. The way Bhuvneshwar Kumar is bowling this season. And he has taken 12 wickets so far. Seeing him, he is again presenting a strong contender to return to the Indian team.
#5. Krunal Pandya
This season of IPL, Krunal Pandya, the elder brother of Team India’s star all -rounder Hardik Pandya, is playing from the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore. What the team changed this year seems to change their fate. Where he is making a big bang with both balls and bat this season. Krunal Pandya has taken 13 wickets in 10 matches played so far this season, while playing a match winning innings against Delhi Capitals. Krunal Pandya last played T20 matches for Team India in 2021. He has been running out since then. But he is claiming to return again after this performance.
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