IPL History: 3 stars who returned to an IPL franchise after a gap of 4 years or more

#1 Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn (Image Courtesy: BCCI/IPL220.com)

Dale Steyn, the Proteas legend, made a heroic return to his first ever IPL team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, in IPL 2019.

The 'Steyn Gun' had made his IPL debut as an RCB player in 2008 and continued to be an integral part of the team till 2010. He was released by Bangalore in 2011 which led the Deccan Chargers to sign him.

After Deccan Chargers became defunct, Steyn represented the Sunrisers Hyderabad for 3 years. His injury woes led to his release once again as Steyn landed up in the Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. He played only one match before being released at the end of the year.

Steyn missed the next 2 seasons before making a return to the cash-rich league this year in RCB colors. He helped in rejuvenating the demotivated RCB camp but unfortunately was ruled out of the tournament after just 2 matches because of an injury.

Nevertheless, those 2 matches were enough for Steyn to solidify his place in the hearts of RCB fans as well as captain Virat Kohli.

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