Once A Punjab Kings Player, Why Stuart Broad Never Played A Single IPL Game

31.07.2023 - 09:07 sports.ndtv.com

Stuart Broad -- one of the greatest England pacers ever -- is set to retire with the conclusion of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia.

The right-arm pacer has over 840 international wickets to his name. He last played a white-ball match for England in 2016 but has been a regular in Test cricket.

His seriousness about the longest format of the game could be observed from the fact that Broad has over 600 Test wickets to his credit.

He is only behind James Anderson on the list of leading England wicket takers in Test cricket. It is interesting to note that Broad never played any Indian Premier League match despite being part of the tournament.

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