5 biggest finds of the IPL who went on to represent India

The Indian Premier League has been one of the biggest stages for the youngsters to showcase their talent. Ever since its inception in 2008, IPL has served the purpose to hunt talents not only from India but from all over the world and hone them to be ready for the international stage.

The young players get an opportunity to share the dressing room with one of the finest cricketers in the world and learn from their experience. The Indian selectors are keen on keeping a close eye on the IPL proceedings to find budding talents unearthed by the IPL franchises who can be the future stars for the Indian team.

IPL has found many such talents over the past decade and here are a few players who went on to represent India and have been successful so far.

#5 Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav was first bought by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2012 but did not feature in a game for the team. He shifted to Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014 but waited two seasons to play his first IPL game.

In the 2016 edition of the IPL, Kuldeep troubled the batsmen with his deliveries which were hard to be picked. Though he got a limited number of opportunities, he used each of them to display his talent. He took 6 wickets playing in 3 matches in the season.

The 'Chinaman' bowler from Uttar Pradesh impressed everyone when he took 4 wickets on his Test debut against Australia in Dharamsala in 2017. Later he was drafted in India's limited-overs squad for the tour to West Indies and has been a mainstay in the Indian team since then.

The duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have successfully replaced the spin duo of Jadeja and Ashwin, and have almost booked their place in the team for the ICC World Cup to be held in 2019.

#4 Manish Pandey

The Karnataka batsman represented Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first three seasons of the IPL. Pandey became a regular in the RCB squad after he scored a brilliant century against Deccan Chargers and took control of the inning after other batsmen failed.

He played for Pune Warriors India for the following three seasons where he did not enjoy much success. His breakthrough season came in 2014 when he scored 401 runs in 16 innings playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. Pandey scored a brilliant 94 that helped KKR in winning the title for the second time.

After a long wait, Pandey played his first international match against Zimbabwe in 2015. He was later named in the Indian team for the tour of Australia in January 2016. Pandey played an outstanding inning of 104 runs of 81 balls in the last match of the ODI series in Sydney and helped India in preventing a whitewash against the Aussies.

Pandey has been in and out of the Indian limited overs' lineup due to lack of any vulnerable spot.

#3 Jasprit Bumrah

The fast bowler from Gujarat was signed by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2013. Bumrah came into the limelight soon after he clinched 3 wickets on his IPL debut. Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli became his first wicket in the IPL.

Bumrah who grabbed eyeballs for his unusual action honed under the guidance of Lasith Malinga who is also famous for his slinging action. Bumrah who looked promising was bought back by the Mumbai franchise in the following IPL auction for a whopping Rs. 1.2 crore.

Bumrah could not do much in the following two IPL seasons but showed his brilliance in bits and pieces. He was called to the national team as an injury replacement on Australia tour in 2016. Bumrah troubled the Australian batsmen and returned with 6 wickets in the 3 T20 Internationals.

Since then Bumrah has cemented his place in Indias's limited overs' squad and has been one of the prominent death bowlers along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

#2 Yuzvendra Chahal

The leg-spinner from Haryana was first picked up by the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2011 but didn't get many chances to showcase his talent. He was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2014 edition of the league at his base price of Rs. 10 lakh.

Chahal grabbed the opportunity and took 12 wickets in 14 matches at a brilliant economy of 7.01. In the following season, he ended up third on the list of highest wicket-takers in the tournament, taking 23 wickets in 15 matches.

Chahal honed well under coach Daniel Vettori and captain Virat Kohli who believed in him and handed over the ball to him every time the team was in search for wickets. Following his heroics in the IPL, he was called to the national squad. Chahal has been an integral part of the Indian team since his debut and has troubled even the best of the batsmen with his intelligent bowling.

#1 Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya, the fast bowling all-rounder from Baroda is someone who can not only bat but bowl too. Pandya was picked up by the Mumbai Indians at his base price of Rs. 10 lakh in the IPL auction 2015. Little did then any franchise knew about his potential in T20 cricket.

Pandya first came to the limelight when he scored 21 runs off 8 balls against Chennai Super Kings to take his team home. Later in the season, he scored a thunderous 61 runs off 31 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders.

After his all-around performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2016, he was drafted in the Indian cricket team for the tour of Australia. He was soon named in the Asia Cup squad and later the World T20 squad. Pandya's consistency with the bat and the bowl ended the search for a fast bowling all-rounder for India.