Chennai and Mumbai have played the most significant number of IPL finals
Since 2008, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) have played the maximum number of Indian Premier League (IPL) final matches. Therefore, when it comes to players with maximum appearances in IPL finals, most of the players belong to CSK and MI.
However, three IPL players have appeared in four IPL finals without appearing for CSK or MI.
Can you guess their names? If not, stop scratching your head and check out this lesser-known IPL trivia.
Kolkata Knight Riders' once-mystery bowler, Sunil Narine, has stayed with the franchise since 2011. 14 years with the club, and he appeared in four IPL finals for KKR. He won three titles, i.e., in 2012, 2014 and 2024, whereas he lost one against CSK in 2021. Narine has been an impactful player for KKR over the years, first with the ball and later moving into batting as a pinch hitter. However, his performances aren't worth highlighting in all the finals he played for KKR.
Yusuf Pathan is one of the players who got his hand on the IPL trophy in the very season with Rajasthan Royals in 2008. In that final, he scored 56 runs off 39 balls. Later, he moved to KKR and played two finals for them – 36 in 22 balls in 2014 – but wasn't effective with the bat or ball in the 2012 final. Next, he went to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and played in one final for the Orange Army in 2018. While Hyderabad lost the game, Pathan put on a show with 45 runs off 25 balls.
Bangladesh's legendary all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan played for only two IPL outfits in his IPL career – KKR and SRH. He won two titles with KKR in 2012 and 2014 but lost one final with KKR versus CSK in 2021 and another final against CSK in 2018 while representing SRH. Unfortunately, out of four finals, he only had some impact in the 2018 final for SRH, scoring 23 runs off 15 balls. In the rest of the finals, he was a no-show.
