IPL is the biggest sports tournament in India. The BCCI launched the Indian Premier League in the year 2008, and one of the main goals of this tournament was to provide young players with an opportunity to compete with the best in the world at a young age.
Courtesy of this league, many players have received an opportunity to play for the Indian team. They have also earned contracts worth crores of players, which has taken them from rags to riches.
In the IPL, the main rule is that any team can field a maximum of four foreign players in the playing XI. While teams try to sign quality overseas stars, they also aim to form a solid Indian core so that their majority of the team is strong.
Naturally, more Indian players get a chance to play in this league, and so, the following two foreign players turned into an Indian for the league.
1. SRH player of IPL 2024 – Jhathavedh Subramanyan
Born in Hong Kong and having made a trip to Lord’s, Jhathavedh Subramanyan has embraced his Indian origin now to play in the world’s biggest T20 league. Jhathavedh has represented Hong Kong team in 50-over format, but he left Hong Kong and came to India recently. The leg-spinner played for Lyca Kovai Kings in TNPL and is now set to play for SRH.
2. Tanmay Mishra
Kenyan batter Tanmay Mishra was also of Indian origin, and to ensure that he received a higher chance to play, Mishra registered for the league as an Indian player. He played one match for Deccan Chargers and then earned a contract from RCB.
