IPL is the biggest T20 league in the world and it is played by the great players of world cricket. When IPL is being organized, at that time almost all countries stay away from international cricket. The secret of IPL’s success is the entertainment that it brings. Fans get a chance to see their favorite players and these players also do not disappoint the fans with their performance.
Before the start of T20, scoring a century in ODIs was a big deal, but now players have started scoring centuries in T20 as well. Many centuries have also been scored in the history of IPL. Every batsman here wants to score fast and there have been many batsmen who have scored tremendous centuries in the tournament.
However, there have been some of these players who have not been able to perform like that in T20 at the international level.
In this article, we talk about 3 players who have scored century in IPL but have failed to replicate their form in International cricket.
Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes is one of the greatest all-rounders in the world. He had a tremendous performance for England in the 2019 World Cup. Stokes made his IPL debut in 2017 for Rising Pune Supergiants. That season, he showed excellent all-round performance and took 12 wickets apart from scoring 316 runs.
In his debut season itself, Ben Stokes scored a century against Gujarat Lions. After this, in IPL 2021, he scored a century against Mumbai Indians while playing for Rajasthan Royals. Stokes has two centuries in IPL, but he has not been able to score even a single half-century in T20 matches for England.
Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay was part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for several seasons. He did a great job for CSK when he was in his prime. In the 2010 IPL season, he played a blistering innings of 127 runs against Rajasthan Royals. Apart from this, he scored 113 runs in 58 balls in Qualifier 2 against Delhi Capitals in the 2012 season.
However, despite two centuries in the IPL, if we talk about Murali Vijay’s T20 International career, then he does not have a single half-century to his name. He played a total of 9 matches for India and during this, 48 runs were his highest score.
Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson is a tremendously talented player. He is the captain of Rajasthan Royals. Although before that he was part of the Delhi Daredevils. In 2017, Samson scored a brilliant century while playing for Rajasthan Royals. Two years later, he scored another century against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Due to his excellent performance in IPL, Samson was selected in the Indian team. However, in 16 T20 Internationals, he has managed to score only 219 runs and his highest score is 77 runs.
