5 prominent international players who never played in the IPL

#1 Joe Root

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The England captain recently played in the Big Bash League

England's baby-faced Test captain Joe Root is currently one of the finest players in world cricket. He belongs to the top level in every format of the game and has his name taken with the likes of Virat Kohli, Steven Smith, and Kane Williamson.

Root, despite being a fine player in Test cricket and ODI cricket has not played much T20 cricket generally (strike rate of 125.59 in all T20 cricket). Root has not taken T20 cricket by storm and that was one of the reasons for his non-inclusion.

But the World T20 tournament held in India in 2016 showed us what Root is capable of in the shortest format of the game. He was one of the leading run-scorers in the tournament and the biggest reason behind England reaching the finals.

Root gave his name for the 2018 IPL auctions but unfortunately, no franchise came in calling for the England captain. His availability for the full tournament is also one of the reasons behind not being picked in the IPL.