Follow UsThe Legend 90 League 2025 is up and running and is featuring some of the biggest names to have played the game. However, there are also players who might not have the same accolades but are still very popular amongst all the fans, especially from the teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
There are certain players who come and go, but during their time with the franchise, they do something so special that their names get etched in the team’s history book. Here, we look at some of the forgotten IPL cult figures who are featuring in the Legend 90.
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There is something about Lendl Simmons that excites everyone. The swashbuckling batter from West Indies randomly shows up in a tournament and lights up the competition with his breathtaking stroke-play and consistency. Simmons was with Mumbai Indians (MI) for four seasons and smashed 1079 runs in just 29 games @ 39.96.
The right-hander won two titles with Mumbai, and amongst 38 openers with at least 1000 runs in the IPL, Simmons has the sixth-best batting average. Even in the ongoing Legend 90, the 40-year-old has scores of 87 off 39 and 57 off 29 in his two outings for Delhi Royals.
You ask any Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fan, they would have nothing but praise for Manpreet Gony. The tall and well-built paceman from Punjab, who could also smoke some towering sixes, played every single game for CSK in the first edition of IPL.
Gony picked up 17 wickets at an economy of 7.4 and played a major role in CSK’s run to the final, where they lost to Rajasthan Royals. Gony finished as CSK’s joint-highest wicket-taker. The right-arm seamer was so good that he even went on to play a couple of ODIs for India in 2008. He was also part of the CSK squad that won the 2010 season. Thereafter, he didn’t do much in the IPL.
Siddharth Trivedi received a lot of limelight for his contributions in Rajasthan Royals’ title-winning run in the first season of IPL. Trivedi was so good that even late Shane Warne couldn’t stop praising him. The right-arm seamer was known for his accuracy and consistently bowled those tough overs for the franchise, with whom he was there for six straight seasons.
In 76 IPL encounters, Trivedi claimed 65 wickets at an average of 29.3 and an impressive economy rate of 7.6. Only twice in those six seasons, Trivedi finished with an economy of more than 8. Even in his last season in 2013, the right-armer operated at an economy of just 6.9.
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An average of 24.45 with the bat and 47.1 with the ball in 30 games - Corey Anderson had a middling IPL career, but who could forget his 44-ball 95* for Mumbai Indians against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Thanks to his nine four and six maximums, Mumbai chased down 189 in less than 15 overs and qualified for the knockouts of the IPL 2014.
That knock is still considered one of the best innings in IPL history.
Bipul Sharma played 33 games in the IPL and scored 187 runs at a strike rate of 152 and picked up 17 wickets at an economy of 8.1. The spin-bowling allrounder had his moments in the IPL, with the best of it coming in the playoffs of the 2016 edition.
Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Bipul first smashed 14* off 6 in the Eliminator against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and followed it up with a wicket of dangerous Brendon McCullum and a match-winning 11-ball 27* in the Qualifier 2 against Gujarat Lions. If that was not enough, the left-arm spinner got rid of AB de Villiers in the final, and became a cult hero for SRH.
Pawan Negi first came to prominence during the IPL 2015, where he chipped in with a couple of match-winning contributions for CSK. The left-hander hit 116 runs at a strike rate of 158.9 and finished a couple of close games for his team. The left-arm spinner also took six wickets at an economy rate of 8.4.
In the next season, Delhi Capitals acquired him for a whooping sum of INR 8.5 crore, but he could only take one wicket and score 57 runs at a strike rate of 96.6. Negi, who was part of India’s squad for the 2016 T20 World Cup, turned things around in the 2017 season, where he not only hit 144 runs but also claimed 16 wickets at an economy of 6.1. He didn’t do much after that in the IPL.
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Currently playing for Chhattisgarh, Negi hit 51 off 25 to help his team chase down 172 in the first game of the Legend 90, and followed it up with figures of 2/28 in four overs in the next match.
The right-arm paceman from West Indies, Kevon Cooper was great at bowling slower balls and cutters. He was with Rajasthan for three seasons. In 25 games, Cooper picked up 33 wickets at an average of 22.9 and an economy of 7.9. Cooper took 19 wickets in the 2013 season, and watching him and James Faulkner bowl in tandem was a delight.
One of the greatest cricketers to come out of Jharkhand, Saurabh Tiwary never got the applauds he deserved for his work in the IPL. The left-handed batter, who could bat anywhere in the order, forced everyone to sit up and take notice during the 2010 season, where he slammed 419 runs for MI.
Someone who could not only hit boundaries at will but also had the brains and the game to play anchor if and when needed, Tiwary also featured in three ODIs for India and scored 47 runs without getting out even once. Even in his last IPL season in 2021, Tiwary crafted 115 runs in four innings @ 57.5 for MI.