The IPL Benchwarmers

The tale of Yusuf Abdulla - a replacement for Jerome Taylor, who had the purple cap briefly until he had to make way for Brett Lee

Advancing the wedding for nothing might be how Dillon du Preez's wife remembers the IPL, but not the cricketer himself

The diminutive wicketkeeper chronicles the tale of an IPL contract that came at a time when he simply couldn't catch a break

Ferguson had visited India 6-7 times as a young cricketer, but his time with the Pune Warriors is what gave him a more rounded understanding of India as a country

The South African opener got a chance to play alongside Tendulkar for Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2012 after he cracked an unbeaten 117 off 51 balls versus New Zealand

Cockley had only played seven first-class matches before he was drafted in by Kings XI for the 2009 season in South Africa

The next member of our IPL benchwarmers is Ray Price - the veteran Zimbabwe spinner who got an unexpected call from Shaun Pollock to join Mumbai Indians in 2011

Next up in our new series IPL Benchwarmers is Dominic Thornely, the Aussie doppelganger of Shaun Pollock who made a last-minute entry for Mumbai Indians in 2008

Second in our benchwarmers' series is Graham Napier - the England bowler with one game for Mumbai Indians in 2009, becoming one of the first English players to take part in the IPL

First in our new series, The IPL benchwarmers, is Tyron Henderson - the South African allrounder with two IPL games in 2009 and a KP dismissal he can't quite remember