5 IPL stars who were not successful with their first franchise

4) Ajinkya Rahane – Mumbai Indians (Now plays for Rising Pune Super Giants)

Rahane was promoted to the top at Rajasthan Royals by Rahul Dravid.

A player of Ajinkya Rahane’s calibre took far too long to announce himself in India’s domestic T20 extravaganza. Rahane was drafted by his domestic side Mumbai Indians in 2008 and the batsman represented the Blues for three seasons. However, Rahane was not his solid, stroke-playing and elegant self during his time at Mumbai. The right-handed batter played 10 matchs for Mumbai Indians in which he scored just 148 runs.

From the Mumbai Indians, Rahane moved to the Rajasthan Royals, where he was promoted to the top of the order by Rahul Dravid and the rest as they say, is history. Since leaving Mumbai Indians, the batsman has notched up 2466 runs in 83 matches with 21 fifties and one hundred.