Meet the 'unluckiest' cricketer in IPL history, lost finals with many teams, his name is...
In this collection of pictures we shall know about the 'unluckiest' cricketer in IPL history. Interestingly, whichever team he played final for lost it. Let's dive in.
Punjab Kings have faced defeat in the final match of IPL 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated them by 6 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and won the title for the first time.
The Punjab team was also eyeing its first trophy, but it was disappointed. This team, which reached the title match after 2014, had to return empty-handed. 11 years ago too, it had lost in the final. Then the Punjab team captained by George Bailey was defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders.
Punjab Kings' legendary leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is the most heartbroken by this defeat. This bowler, who has taken the most wickets in IPL history, could not lift the trophy after reaching the final for the third time.
Yuzvendra Chahal bowled 4 overs in the final and took one wicket for 37 runs. His team restricted RCB to a score of 190/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Punjab's team could only score 184 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal had reached the finals twice before. He had to face defeat both times. In 2016, he was in the RCB team. Then Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated them in the final. After that, he went to the Rajasthan Royals team and played an important role in taking them to the finals in 2022.
Unfortunately, Yuzvendra Chahal lost the title match for the second time. This time, Gujarat Titans, which was making its IPL debut, defeated him. Now, when Chahal entered the final for the third time, his old team RCB was in front of him. Once again, the result did not come in favour of this leg-spinner's team. On social media, the fans are commenting about Yuzvendra Chahal as the 'unluckiest' cricketer in IPL history.
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