The Indian Premier League (IPL) is about to get its twelfth season underway in a few months. Right after the first season of this tournament ended, more than a decade ago, everyone knew that this league wasn&#8217;t going to stop any time soon. Turns out, it really didn&#8217;t. Instead, the IPL has only gotten bigger and bigger with every season, so much so, that minimal international matches take place during this tournament today. It has helped a number of rather small players make fortunes, besides playing with and against the bigger names in world cricket.

Since the cash-rich league is more than a decade old, it shouldn&#8217;t be surprising to know that many players who once played in this league can no longer take the field today. Some of them have taken up coaching roles with teams all around the world, while some have been fortunate enough to be a part of the support staff of the same IPL franchise, they once played for. In this write-up, we bring to you 5 players who once played in the IPL and later joined the staff of the same team.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-15939" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-Stephen-Fleming.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni with Stephen Fleming" width="553" height="408" sizes="(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-15939" class="wp-caption-text">Stephen Fleming (left) (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

The tall and elegant former Kiwi left-hander, Stephen Fleming, was already a well-known player when the first season of the IPL got underway. He was a part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-chennai-super-kings-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a> and played for them in the second edition of the league as well before announcing his retirement.

Fleming, after playing 10 matches for the Super Kings and retiring, couldn&#8217;t really live up to the expectations of fans or his team in the IPL, but the Chennai-based franchise was still wise enough to keep him in the scheme of things as a coach. Given the fact that after he took over the coaching role, CSK won three IPLs, one can safely say he didn&#8217;t disappoint them this time.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-147677" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Jacques-Kallis.jpg" alt="Jacques Kallis IPL" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-147677" class="wp-caption-text">Jacques Kallis. (Photo by Carl Fourie/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption>

The legendary <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-lashes-out-at-sarfraz-ahmed-for-bagging-a-duck-in-the-first-test-against-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African</a> all-rounder made his IPL debut for the Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kolkata Knight Riders in the very first match of the inaugural IPL. He played for RCB for a few more seasons before moving to the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kallis played some memorable knocks for the Knights while also chipping in with wickets in the hour of need.

After the Knights won the IPL 2014, Kallis decided to hang his boots. His franchise, however, was in no mood to let him rest, as they gave him the mentoring role for the forthcoming seasons of the league. The 43-year-old experienced campaigner is still a part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-kolkata-knight-riders-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KKR</a> support staff and has done an excellent job for the Men in Gold and Purple.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-219870" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-219870" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The flamboyant Sri Lankan pacer with a unique action has been associated with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-mumbai-indians-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> from the second edition of IPL. He has bamboozled batsmen, and unsurprisingly so, on numerous occasions with the blue and gold on. With age, he seems to have lost a considerable amount of sting in his bowling, but then he can still pass on his skills to the youngsters.

Malinga, after playing for MI for nine seasons, was given the role of bowling mentor by the same team in the eleventh season of IPL. He did his duties really well, as can be proved by looking at the stats of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/any-batsman-will-think-twice-before-taking-jasprit-bumrah-on-mitchell-johnson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> and Mustafizur Rahman in the tournament. Now in the upcoming edition of the league, the 35-year-old, in a first, is set to make a comeback as a player.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-134235" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Daniel-Vettori-1.jpg" alt="Daniel Vettori (Indian Premier League)" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-134235" class="wp-caption-text">Daniel Vettori. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The skilled Kiwi left-arm spinner has had a lot of success in international cricket for his country, but sadly for him, he couldn&#8217;t quite replicate his international performances in the IPL. Vettori, after playing a few seasons of the IPL with Delhi Daredevils, now <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-delhi-capitals-set-to-appoint-dhiraj-malhotra-as-ceo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delhi Capitals</a>, moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore. He captained RCB for three seasons before taking up the role of head coach in 2014.

The Auckland-born elegant left-hander took RCB to the final of two IPL seasons, one as a captain in 2011 and the other as a coach in 2016, but they ended up losing on both instances. After RCB failed to qualify for the playoffs last season, RCB sacked the veteran from his coaching role.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-272805" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-Arjun-Tendulkar.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-272805" class="wp-caption-text">Sachin Tendulkar (right) and Arjun Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The Master Blaster of Indian cricket needs no introduction. He has represented India more than 650 times while breaking hundreds of records and making new ones of his own. Sachin featured in six editions of IPL (2008-13) and played for Mumbai Indians in all of them. He has one IPL trophy in his cabinet of trophies, where numerous others are kept as well.

After hanging his boots and making millions of people emotional, Sachin has remained with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/yuvraj-singh-is-a-great-investment-for-mumbai-indians-zaheer-khan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> in the support staff as their &#8216;Icon&#8217;. After his induction into the support staff of MI, they have won two IPL trophies, one in 2015 and the other in 2017. The &#8216;God of Cricket&#8217; is still in the scheme of things at MI.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is about to get its twelfth season underway in a few months. Right after the first season of this tournament ended, more than a decade ago, everyone knew that this league wasn’t going to stop any time soon. Turns out, it really didn’t. Instead, the IPL has only gotten bigger and bigger with every season, so much so, that minimal international matches take place during this tournament today. It has helped a number of rather small players make fortunes, besides playing with and against the bigger names in world cricket.
Since the cash-rich league is more than a decade old, it shouldn’t be surprising to know that many players who once played in this league can no longer take the field today. Some of them have taken up coaching roles with teams all around the world, while some have been fortunate enough to be a part of the support staff of the same IPL franchise, they once played for. In this write-up, we bring to you 5 players who once played in the IPL and later joined the staff of the same team.
<h3>Stephen Fleming&nbsp;</h3>
<figure id="attachment_15939" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-15939" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-15939" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-Stephen-Fleming.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni with Stephen Fleming" width="553" height="408" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-15939" class="wp-caption-text">Stephen Fleming (left) (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
The tall and elegant former Kiwi left-hander, Stephen Fleming, was already a well-known player when the first season of the IPL got underway. He was a part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-chennai-super-kings-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a> and played for them in the second edition of the league as well before announcing his retirement.
Fleming, after playing 10 matches for the Super Kings and retiring, couldn’t really live up to the expectations of fans or his team in the IPL, but the Chennai-based franchise was still wise enough to keep him in the scheme of things as a coach. Given the fact that after he took over the coaching role, CSK won three IPLs, one can safely say he didn’t disappoint them this time.

<h3>Jacques Kallis</h3>
<figure id="attachment_147677" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-147677" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-147677" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Jacques-Kallis.jpg" alt="Jacques Kallis IPL" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-147677" class="wp-caption-text">Jacques Kallis. (Photo by Carl Fourie/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The legendary <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-lashes-out-at-sarfraz-ahmed-for-bagging-a-duck-in-the-first-test-against-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African</a> all-rounder made his IPL debut for the Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kolkata Knight Riders in the very first match of the inaugural IPL. He played for RCB for a few more seasons before moving to the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kallis played some memorable knocks for the Knights while also chipping in with wickets in the hour of need.
After the Knights won the IPL 2014, Kallis decided to hang his boots. His franchise, however, was in no mood to let him rest, as they gave him the mentoring role for the forthcoming seasons of the league. The 43-year-old experienced campaigner is still a part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-kolkata-knight-riders-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KKR</a> support staff and has done an excellent job for the Men in Gold and Purple.

<h3>Lasith Malinga</h3>
<figure id="attachment_219870" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-219870" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-219870" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-219870" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The flamboyant Sri Lankan pacer with a unique action has been associated with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-mumbai-indians-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> from the second edition of IPL. He has bamboozled batsmen, and unsurprisingly so, on numerous occasions with the blue and gold on. With age, he seems to have lost a considerable amount of sting in his bowling, but then he can still pass on his skills to the youngsters.
Malinga, after playing for MI for nine seasons, was given the role of bowling mentor by the same team in the eleventh season of IPL. He did his duties really well, as can be proved by looking at the stats of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/any-batsman-will-think-twice-before-taking-jasprit-bumrah-on-mitchell-johnson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> and Mustafizur Rahman in the tournament. Now in the upcoming edition of the league, the 35-year-old, in a first, is set to make a comeback as a player.

<h3>Daniel Vettori</h3>
<figure id="attachment_134235" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-134235" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-134235" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Daniel-Vettori-1.jpg" alt="Daniel Vettori (Indian Premier League)" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-134235" class="wp-caption-text">Daniel Vettori. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The skilled Kiwi left-arm spinner has had a lot of success in international cricket for his country, but sadly for him, he couldn’t quite replicate his international performances in the IPL. Vettori, after playing a few seasons of the IPL with Delhi Daredevils, now <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-delhi-capitals-set-to-appoint-dhiraj-malhotra-as-ceo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delhi Capitals</a>, moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore. He captained RCB for three seasons before taking up the role of head coach in 2014.
The Auckland-born elegant left-hander took RCB to the final of two IPL seasons, one as a captain in 2011 and the other as a coach in 2016, but they ended up losing on both instances. After RCB failed to qualify for the playoffs last season, RCB sacked the veteran from his coaching role.

<h3>Sachin Tendulkar&nbsp;</h3>
<figure id="attachment_272805" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-272805" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-272805" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-Arjun-Tendulkar.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-272805" class="wp-caption-text">Sachin Tendulkar (right) and Arjun Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The Master Blaster of Indian cricket needs no introduction. He has represented India more than 650 times while breaking hundreds of records and making new ones of his own. Sachin featured in six editions of IPL (2008-13) and played for Mumbai Indians in all of them. He has one IPL trophy in his cabinet of trophies, where numerous others are kept as well.
After hanging his boots and making millions of people emotional, Sachin has remained with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/yuvraj-singh-is-a-great-investment-for-mumbai-indians-zaheer-khan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> in the support staff as their ‘Icon’. After his induction into the support staff of MI, they have won two IPL trophies, one in 2015 and the other in 2017. The ‘God of Cricket’ is still in the scheme of things at MI.
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is about to get its twelfth season underway in a few months. Right after the first season of this tournament ended, more than a decade ago, everyone knew that this league wasn&#8217;t going to stop any time soon. Turns out, it really didn&#8217;t. Instead, the IPL has only gotten bigger and bigger with every season, so much so, that minimal international matches take place during this tournament today. It has helped a number of rather small players make fortunes, besides playing with and against the bigger names in world cricket.
Since the cash-rich league is more than a decade old, it shouldn&#8217;t be surprising to know that many players who once played in this league can no longer take the field today. Some of them have taken up coaching roles with teams all around the world, while some have been fortunate enough to be a part of the support staff of the same IPL franchise, they once played for. In this write-up, we bring to you 5 players who once played in the IPL and later joined the staff of the same team.
<h3>Stephen Fleming </h3>
<figure id="attachment_15939" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-15939" style="width: 553px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-15939" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-Stephen-Fleming.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni with Stephen Fleming" width="553" height="408" sizes="(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-15939" class="wp-caption-text">Stephen Fleming (left) (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
The tall and elegant former Kiwi left-hander, Stephen Fleming, was already a well-known player when the first season of the IPL got underway. He was a part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-chennai-super-kings-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a> and played for them in the second edition of the league as well before announcing his retirement.
Fleming, after playing 10 matches for the Super Kings and retiring, couldn&#8217;t really live up to the expectations of fans or his team in the IPL, but the Chennai-based franchise was still wise enough to keep him in the scheme of things as a coach. Given the fact that after he took over the coaching role, CSK won three IPLs, one can safely say he didn&#8217;t disappoint them this time.

<h3>Jacques Kallis</h3>
<figure id="attachment_147677" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-147677" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-147677" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Jacques-Kallis.jpg" alt="Jacques Kallis IPL" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-147677" class="wp-caption-text">Jacques Kallis. (Photo by Carl Fourie/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The legendary <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-lashes-out-at-sarfraz-ahmed-for-bagging-a-duck-in-the-first-test-against-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South African</a> all-rounder made his IPL debut for the Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kolkata Knight Riders in the very first match of the inaugural IPL. He played for RCB for a few more seasons before moving to the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kallis played some memorable knocks for the Knights while also chipping in with wickets in the hour of need.
After the Knights won the IPL 2014, Kallis decided to hang his boots. His franchise, however, was in no mood to let him rest, as they gave him the mentoring role for the forthcoming seasons of the league. The 43-year-old experienced campaigner is still a part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-kolkata-knight-riders-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KKR</a> support staff and has done an excellent job for the Men in Gold and Purple.

<h3>Lasith Malinga</h3>
<figure id="attachment_219870" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-219870" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-219870" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-219870" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The flamboyant Sri Lankan pacer with a unique action has been associated with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-mumbai-indians-predicted-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> from the second edition of IPL. He has bamboozled batsmen, and unsurprisingly so, on numerous occasions with the blue and gold on. With age, he seems to have lost a considerable amount of sting in his bowling, but then he can still pass on his skills to the youngsters.
Malinga, after playing for MI for nine seasons, was given the role of bowling mentor by the same team in the eleventh season of IPL. He did his duties really well, as can be proved by looking at the stats of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/any-batsman-will-think-twice-before-taking-jasprit-bumrah-on-mitchell-johnson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> and Mustafizur Rahman in the tournament. Now in the upcoming edition of the league, the 35-year-old, in a first, is set to make a comeback as a player.

<h3>Daniel Vettori</h3>
<figure id="attachment_134235" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-134235" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-134235" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Daniel-Vettori-1.jpg" alt="Daniel Vettori (Indian Premier League)" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-134235" class="wp-caption-text">Daniel Vettori. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The skilled Kiwi left-arm spinner has had a lot of success in international cricket for his country, but sadly for him, he couldn&#8217;t quite replicate his international performances in the IPL. Vettori, after playing a few seasons of the IPL with Delhi Daredevils, now <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-delhi-capitals-set-to-appoint-dhiraj-malhotra-as-ceo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delhi Capitals</a>, moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore. He captained RCB for three seasons before taking up the role of head coach in 2014.
The Auckland-born elegant left-hander took RCB to the final of two IPL seasons, one as a captain in 2011 and the other as a coach in 2016, but they ended up losing on both instances. After RCB failed to qualify for the playoffs last season, RCB sacked the veteran from his coaching role.

<h3>Sachin Tendulkar </h3>
<figure id="attachment_272805" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-272805" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-272805" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sachin-Tendulkar-and-Arjun-Tendulkar.jpg" alt="Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-272805" class="wp-caption-text">Sachin Tendulkar (right) and Arjun Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The Master Blaster of Indian cricket needs no introduction. He has represented India more than 650 times while breaking hundreds of records and making new ones of his own. Sachin featured in six editions of IPL (2008-13) and played for Mumbai Indians in all of them. He has one IPL trophy in his cabinet of trophies, where numerous others are kept as well.
After hanging his boots and making millions of people emotional, Sachin has remained with the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/yuvraj-singh-is-a-great-investment-for-mumbai-indians-zaheer-khan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> in the support staff as their &#8216;Icon&#8217;. After his induction into the support staff of MI, they have won two IPL trophies, one in 2015 and the other in 2017. The &#8216;God of Cricket&#8217; is still in the scheme of things at MI.
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Owing to their success on the cricket field, their teams decided not to let go of them after their playing days.

5 IPL stars who went on to be a part of the support staff of the same team they played for

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is about to get its twelfth season underway in a few months. Right after the first season of this