3 well-known international players who have never played an IPL match

The IPL has been the biggest T20 league in the world in contemporary times. The league that started in 2008 has been immensely popular right from the beginning and has kept on increasing in popularity. It has become the centre of attention, not just in India but in foreign countries as well.

The mix of both international and domestic talent playing together is what drew a large crowd to IPL games as the world's best talent played the IPL.

Hence, almost all the international superstars of the late noughties and the 2010s have played the Indian Premier League at some point of time in their careers. However, there were few who did not get to feel what it is like to play the IPL in its 11 years.

These players have been a part of IPL squads but never got to play a game. Many of them did not participate in the further editions of the league due to international commitments and other reasons.

Here, we take a look at three big international players who have not played a single IPL game despite being picked in the squad.

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#3 Brendan Taylor

Brendan Taylor is regarded as Zimbabwe's greatest batsman

Brendan Taylor is a batsman who has defined Zimbabwe cricket over the years. He has undoubtedly been one of the best Zimbabwean batsmen till date. Despite all his heroics for his nation and in county cricket for several teams, Taylor has never played a single game in the IPL.

Brendan Taylor was a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad in 2014 and warmed the bench throughout the season. He wasn't picked in any other edition of the IPL. It is surprising considering that his fellow Zimbabweans like Tatenda Taibu and Ray Price have played IPL games.

#2 Tamim Iqbal

Tamim Iqbal is a stalwart in the Bangladeshi setup

Tamim Iqbal has been a run-scoring juggernaut for Bangladesh in international cricket. Whenever Bangladesh are playing a big tournament, Tamim Iqbal is always amongst the runs. Despite having all the attributes of a quality T20 batsman, Tamim has never played an Indian Premier League game.

He was part of the Pune Warriors India squad in both 2012 and 2013 and had to sit out the whole season. After the franchise became defunct, he was not picked again by any team. It remains to be seen whether Tamim will play the IPL again somewhere down the line.

Age is certainly on his side, and at 29, Tamim could certainly be considered to be picked in the upcoming editions of the IPL. He has represented his country an impressive 75 times and even has a T20I century to his name, adding to his credentials.

#1 Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad never got to weave his magic in the IPL

Stuart Broad has been one of the best opening bowlers in Test cricket for several years now. He along with James Anderson have picked 1000 test wickets between themselves. Broad was England's T20I skipper for a long time as well.

Stuart Broad has more than 400 test wickets against his name and has enjoyed a fair bit of success in the ODI format as well picking 178 wickets from 121 games.

Despite his gigantic international career, Broad has never made an appearance in the Indian Premier League. He was drafted into the Kings XI Punjab squad in 2011 but did not turn up for them and has not been picked again by any franchise.

It seems like Broad would have been a great addition to the Indian Premier League. at the moment, it looks unlikely that we will see Stuart Broad in the IPL ever.