10 cricketers who sprung off IPL into an international shirt

RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN (100 wkts) CSK, RPS
The off-spinner quickly become one of MS Dhoni's key men – for club and country – having played for the CSK in 2010.

RAVINDRA JADEJA (1574 runs, 77 wkts) RR, KTK, CSK, GL
Though he won the U-19 World Cup in 2008, it was Shane Warne and the Rajasthan Royals that made him a national treasure.

YUZVENDRA CHAHAL (56 wkts) RCB
The leg-spinning chess prodigy had three unproductive seasons with Mumbai before RCB made him a star and he was given his India debut.

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MOHIT SHARMA (70 wkts) CSK, KXIP
He might have been a crucial Ranji player for Haryana, but it took an IPL season – 2013 – for the medium pacer to make the Indian squad.

CHRIS MORRIS (41 wkts, 285 runs) CSK, RR, DD
The pacer was a T20 expert when the Super Kings bought him in 2013, and just a few months later he’d make his ODI debut for South Africa.

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JASPRIT BUMRAH (26 wickets) MI
Sling-armed Bumrah learned a little bit from Mumbai teammate Lasith Malinga on his way into an Indian jersey.

SHAUN MARSH (2213 runs) KXIP
A great 2008 IPL with the Kings of Punjab was part of a great season for Marsh, rewarded with an ODI debut soon after.

YUSUF PATHAN (2761 runs, 41 wkts) RR, KKR
Once known as Irfan Pathan's older brother, the big-hitting all-rounder got the selectors' notice with the Royals in 2008.

SUNIL NARINE (85 wkts) KKR
Sure the Windies knew him, but his contributions to Kolkata’s two titles ensured the international door would open easier.

HARDIK PANDYA
A 31-ball 61 for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata in the 2015 season got him a big headline, which he duly followed up with T20 and ODI debuts.