5 players you didn't know played the IPL

Darren Lehmann (Rajasthan Royals)

The bulky all-rounder, a tad underplayed in Tests, was one of the many Australians who toiled hard in the domestic circuit before gaining a Baggy Green. Nine years at the international level saw him play 117 ODIs and 27 Tests.

He featured in the first edition of the IPL, representing Rajasthan Royals, who eventually became inaugural champions. Aged 38 by then, Lehmann decided to halt his playing career, and was snapped up by Deccan Chargers, a team he coached from 2009 to 2012, before shifting allegiance to the Kings XI Punjab the very next year.