IPL 2018: Five unique records in the IPL history

#2 Aaron Finch- IPL's Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Aaron Finch

Not every player gets to play for different IPL franchise in every season! But the Australian Batsman, Aaron Finch has done something unique in the tournament's history. He is now the first player to have played for seven different franchises.

Finch started his IPL journey with the Rajasthan Royals in 2010. He subsequently moved to Delhi Daredevils and played the 2011 and 2012 season for them. The hard-hitting batsman then represented the Pune Warriors India in the 2013 IPL, before moving on to the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. He donned the Mumbai Indians jersey in the IPL 2015, before being bought by the now-defunct Gujarat Lions for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

In the 2018 Auctions, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab franchise, thereby becoming the first player to play for seven different franchises. The Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Parthiv Patel, has also played for several franchises. He has represented six franchises during the first decade of the IPL.

Insterestingly, several players who have played for a single franchise for all the ten seasons. The list includes Harbhajan Singh (Mumbai Indians), Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians), Shaun Marsh (Kings XI Punjab) and Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore).