The Indian Premier League is the richest and the grandest franchise cricket League. Several franchise tournaments that have originated in the last ten years, but no one has matched the standard of IPL yet. One major reason behind the success of the IPL is the availability of all top-level players, especially the West Indies cricketers, who have made IPL this much bigger with their tremendous cricket. The West Indies players are a powerhouse of the shortest format, and they have tasted enough success in this league.
1. Chris Gayle
Gayle is a superstar of the shortest format. The left-handed batter has gained an immense fan following with his clean hitting. Gayle will be the most successful overseas batter in IPL history. His 175 not out has a separate fan base.
2. Kieron Pollard
Pollard is a hard-hitting all-rounder of the West Indies cricket team. He participates in almost every franchise cricket tournament. Pollard is arguably the greatest all-rounder in this format. Most of his records have comes in the IPL itself. Pollard has scored more than 2500+ runs in the IPL.
3. Dwayne Smith
Dwayne Smith is a famous name in T20 cricket. The all-rounder is famous for his firepower batting at the top order. Smith has retired from cricket, but he has done extremely well before that. He has a tremendous IPL record, where he managed to score more than 2000 runs.
4. Andree Russell
Russell, the name is enough to put fear inside the bowling unit. Russell is currently playing in his prime. The star all-rounder has played some unbelievable innings in the IPL. He won two men of the tournament in this cash-rich tournament. Russell has scored 1500+ runs in the IPL.
5. Dwayne Bravo
Dj Bravo is truly an all-rounder he can bat, bowl and sing. Bravo has gained a massive fan following in India, thanks to his IPL records. Bravo has played for two franchises, but his best came for the Chennai team. Bravo is a handful batter, and he has scored 1500+ runs in this tournament.
6. Lendl Simmons
Simmons is an underrated batsman of the West Indies cricket team. We often talk about Gayle, Bravo, Pollard, but this player has contributed a lot for his national team. Simmons has a great record while playing for the Mumbai franchise. He scored 1000+ runs for this team.
7. Sunil Narine
The Indian pitches are favourites for the spinners. The amount of turn pitches provided to them is truly a Grateful for them. Sunil Narine is a legendary name in the IPL. He has helped the Kolkata franchise to lift the trophy twice. Apart from bowling he is famous for scoring quick runs in the power play.
8. Evin Lewis
Evin Lewis is a top-order batter who is known for destruction in power plays. Lewis is now an experienced player of this format, and he has been playing this format for several years. Lewis has featured in 20+ IPL matches and scored 500+ runs so far.
9. Shimron Hetmyer
Hetmyer is a hard-hitting middle-order batter. He has emerged as one of the finest talents from the West Indies cricket team. Hetmyer has played very few matches in the IPL, but he has shown his talent in those outings.
10. Nicholas Pooran
The West Indies cricket team is a powerhouse of the shortest format. This team is famous for producing top-level batters who can hit the ball out of the park. Pooran is one example of this. The left-handed batter has impressed everyone in the IPL that too in very concise time.
