IPL Players Who Flopped For CSK, But Became Match-Winners For Mumbai Indians

IPL players who flopped at CSK, but match-winners for MI [Source: AFP]

10 IPL teams play in India’s biggest T20 tournament, but two are cut from a different cloth: The Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings. The two great franchises have won five IPL titles each and have been the most successful sides in the competition’s history.

Historically, some of the best players (both domestic and international) have played for both franchises in the IPL. While some have been excellent, others have crumbled under pressure.

On Wednesday, CREX published an article where we talked about the IPL players who delivered for CSK but couldn’t perform for MI. In this piece, we’ll analyse the players who were match-winners for the Mumbai Indians but crumbled while playing for CSK.

1) Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh is an IPL legend, and he is one of the few players who have played for both CSK and MI. The former Indian spinner has won the IPL, playing for both sides, but he has performed better when donning the Blue jersey of the Mumbai Indians.

Harbhajan played for CSK at the twilight of his career, and he failed to deliver the goods as the stats reveal the story.

(Harbhajan Singh IPL stats for CSK, MI)

• The legendary Indian spinner played just 24 matches for MS Dhoni’s CSK, and he picked up just 23 wickets, with an economy of 7.67. While his economy rate was still decent, but his wicket-taking ability diminished.
• The same cannot be said about his tenure with the Mumbai Indians. The former World Cup winner played 136 games for MI, and scalped 127 wickets, with an economy of just 6.99.
• Yes, he played for CSK towards the twilight, but Harbhajan still had the experience, and he couldn’t replicate his MI days with CSK.

2) Parthiv Patel

Parthiv Patel was picked by CSK in the inaugural IPL season, and he used to open alongside the Australian great, Matthew Hayden. A player with brilliant technical skills, Parthiv was not known for T20 batting, and thus, his numbers suffered for them.

However, for MI, he rejuvenated, and the stats reveal the reality as the left-handed batter became a better player.

(Parthiv Patel IPL stats for CSK, MI)

• As the numbers reveal, Patel had better stats for the Mumbai Indians than for the Chennai Super Kings. He struggled to score quick runs while playing for CSK, and had a strike rate of just 102.

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• On the other hand, for MI, the left-handed batter produced better numbers, scoring 911 runs, with an improved strike rate of 131.84.

3) Piyush Chawla

The third player on the list who performed for the Mumbai Indians but couldn’t do it for the Super Kings was Piyush Chawla. The leg-break bowler had all the tools to succeed in T20s, but he couldn’t deliver the goods for the Yellow Army.

The spinner only played seven games for the Chennai Super Kings and had an economy of 9.10. Here are his detailed stats for CSK and MI.

(Piyush Chawla stats for CSK, MI)

• As the data reveals, Chawla scalped just 6 wickets for CSK, with an economy of 9.10. However, his stats for the Mumbai Indians are the complete opposite.
• He played 28 games for the Mumbai-based franchise, and picked up 36 wickets, with an economy of 8.45 as he often delivered the goods for them.

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