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Five players who won Indian T20 League that fans might not know

With the Indian T20 League mini-auction just weeks away, we decided to handpick five players who won the title and are less known to fans.

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Five players who won Indian T20 League that fans might not know

Five players who won Indian T20 League that fans might not know (Image Source: Twitter)

The Indian T20 League is one of the most prestigious tournaments going around and players from all around the world try their hand at it every single season. Mumbai are the most successful franchise in the league as they have won it five times, with Chennai standing next to them with four titles to their name. 

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Much to the stupefaction of the Indian fans, there have been players who have won the league and are not known to the fans. Starting from Manvinder Bisla who played a stupendous inning in the 2012 finals for Kolkata, we decided to handpick five such players who have won the league but are least known. 

Here are the five players who won the Indian T20 League but are lesser known:

5) Aiden Blizzard (2013, 2015)

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Aiden Blizzard Aiden Blizzard (Image Source: Twitter)

Aiden Blizzard was a part of the Mumbai camp from 2011 to 2015, although it is a known fact that he only got to play less amount of games in the T20 extravaganza. One of his notable knocks came in the eliminator in 2011 against Kolkata when he scored 51 runs off 30 balls. 

Eventually, Mumbai won their first-ever title in the year 2013 post defeating the MS Dhoni-led Chennai team and went on to win against the same opponents in the 2015 finals, during which Blizzard was a part of the Mumbai franchise. 

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4) Manvinder Bisla (2009, 2012, 2014)

Manvinder Bisla Manvinder Bisla (Image Source: Twitter)

Bisla is known for his aggressive innings in the summit clash of the 2012 edition of the league as the batter eventually went on to score 89 runs off 49 balls and helped Kolkata defeat Chennai. While it is a known fact that he won it again with the same team in 2014, many fans are indeed unaware of the fact that he was a part of the Deccan Chronicle-owned team in 2009. 

However, the right-handed batter did not get a single game to his name in the edition and eventually moved to Kolkata, where he won the title twice. Although the batter faded out of the radar post-2014, his innings in 2012 still remains one of the best innings to have played on the night of the finals.

3) Dwayne Smith (2009, 2013)

Dwayne Smith Dwayne Smith (Image Source: Twitter)

Dwayne Smith, the allrounder from West Indies, is known for his aggressive batting and the Caribbean star was a part of the Deccan Chronicle-owned team in 2009. Post that, Smith found himself in the Mumbai camp and went on to win the title with the team in 2013. 

Eventually, the right-handed batter made it to Chennai’s squad in 2014 and the team, however, failed to win the title in both 2014 and 2015 before the allrounder star from West Indies made it to the Gujarat franchise in 2016. 

2) Ben Hilfenhaus (2011, 2015)

Ben Hilfenhaus Ben Hilfenhaus (Image Source: Twitter)

Ben Hilfenhaus, the pacer from Australia, was an integral part of the Chennai team in the year 2011 and the team, eventually went on to win the title for the second consecutive time post defeating Bangalore in the year. 

With the pacer making it to the Mumbai squad in 2015, the team eventually defeat their rivals and Hilfenhaus won the title for the second time in his career. The right-arm pacer, however, failed to get any game under his belt in the edition. 

1) Abhimanyu Mithun (2015, 2016)

Abhimanyu Mithun Abhimanyu Mithun (Image Source: Twitter)

Abhimanyu Mithun was once considered a future prospect and the pacer eventually faded from the radar on the back of the emergence of other star bowlers. However, Mithun won the trophy twice and it came in consecutive times in 2015 and 2016. 

To add more, Mithun was a part of the Mumbai franchise in the year 2015, although he was kept out for the entire league. Eventually, the pacer made it to the Hyderabad squad in the year 2016 and lifted the trophy again as they beat Bangalore in the summit clash. 

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