Five former players who would have dominated the IPL

#4 - Jack Iverson

The 'original mystery spinner' himself, Jack Iverson, while not known to many readers, would have been a handful to face in the IPL. Hailing from New South Wales, this spinner only played 5 Test matches and 34 first class games overall, so there is not much of a statistical set to assess. His first class numbers are good (157 wickets in 34 games), but the primary reason that he features on this list is how he created magic with the ball in his hand. It is said that his odd manner of gripping the ball (in an era where technique took precedence over everything else) between his thumb and middle finger allowed him to extract vicious turn off the surface. While there is not too much else to speak about, it sure would have been entertaining to see how batsmen would respond to Iverson wreaking havoc in the IPL.