IPL 2022: The trend of foes turning teammates and friends continues

Another trend that has emerged over the years is that of the IPL turning some of the fiercest rivals and foes into teammates and friends. Players from different nations including India, who, while representing their respective countries, states, counties etc. have been involved in some of the biggest and ugliest controversial moments on and off the field, have over the years come together and become IPL teammates and friends. You can call it coincidence or team strategies, but over the years the IPL has successfully brought together some of the biggest names in world cricket, regardless of personal egos and different cultures. Burying the hatchet and playing for 'the team' and excelling is something most of the players in the IPL have embodied. TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at how the IPL threw some of the most bitter cricketing foes together and how they rose together for their teams. Harbhajan Singh and Andrew SymondsEveryone in the cricketing circuit is well aware of the infamous 'Monkeygate' incident that took place during the 2008 Sydney Test. It was something that took the cricket world by storm and will perhaps always be listed as one of the biggest on-field controversies to hit world cricket.

Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh (Reuters Photo)The two parties involved in one of the ugliest cricket scandals ever -- Australia's Andrew Symonds and India's Harbhajan Singh had their swords up against one another during and after that episode. Everyone who follows, enjoys and understands cricket knew that the two shared a nasty relationship after that saga and the chances of their reconciliation were next to impossible. But Mumbai Indians managed to pull off the impossible in 2011, when they brought both Symonds