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5 Big Players Who Picked Test Cricket Over The IPL

Rohit GangulyBy Rohit Ganguly12/06/2023No Comments3 Mins Read

IPL has always been a lucrative name on the block and the players all around the globe have even given up their national career prematurely just to be a part of the cash-rich league. With all said and done, there have been players too who have actually refused to be a part of the cash-rich league and choose their nation first.

Well, the list is enormous but that catalogue features a surprising addition of names who would have made a fortune from IPL had they chosen to play. Here are five players who have chosen Test cricket over IPL.

#1 Mitchell Starc

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The Australian fast bowler is brutal and get the wheels rolling in any format of the game. Blessed with a menacing brand of reverse swing, Starc can rattle through the defences of any batter and leave that batter in utmost agony. One of the best fast bowlers in the modern era, Starc just featured in IPL for a couple of seasons and then chose to withdrew from the fray, in hope of prolonging his Test career. Look at Starc and the world is still afraid to spell his name in the whites.

#2 James Anderson

The English fast bowler who is also known as the King of Swing could have been a gift to IPL. However, Jimmy have solely been focusing on playing more and more cricket for England. Now that he is reduced to just Test cricket, he would not give it a thought of featuring in the IPL. However, in his heydays, he would have made a prime asset for any IPL franchise but then Test cricket seemed dear to him.

#3 Nathan Lyon

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Another big name who could have made a lot of money in the IPL chose to focus on Test cricket and he still continues to be the dragon slayer in his own phenomenal fashion. There are very few turners in the world like Lyon but somehow his inclination and royalty lies with the Australian cricket team and now solely in the white threads.

#4 Stuart Broad

Another English fast bowler, another name in the world cricketing mix who could have done a lot of damage with the ball in his hands, Stuart Broad chose to forego IPL because he wanted an extension of his Test career. Albeit old, he is doing a phenomenal job of donning the whites for England and will be raring to go all guns blazing if he gets an opportunity to play in the upcoming Ashes.

#5 Joe Root

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Joe Root did take part in IPL 2023 but somehow his interest in IPL has been questionable and the big English batter was usually honing his flair for the Test format. He has been phenomenal and his presence in the fab four of the side makes him a pick like none other. However, he was not a part of IPL for a long time before eventually deciding to throw in his name in the last moment.

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