Indian Premier League - Past Champions
From underdogs to title holders - it was a remarkable journey for Rajasthan Royals in 2008.
Sohail Tanvir was the star for Rajasthan with the ball, finishing as the top wicket-taker of the tournament, while Shane Watson won the Man of the Series award.
Deccan Chargers, who finished as the bottom placed team in 2008, scripted a terrific turnaround in 2009 by clinching the trophy.
Adam Gilchrist and RP Singh starred with the bat and the ball respectively for DC in 2009.
Heavy-weights Chennai Super Kings clinched their first IPL title in 2010.
Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay were the top two run-getters for CSK in 2010.
For World Cup winning skipper MS Dhoni, 2011 turned out to be double delight.
Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina were CSK's stars with the bat in the 2011 season.
The Shah Rukh Khan-owned side finally laid their hands on the trophy in 2012.
Sunil Narine was the one mainly responsible for KKR winning the trophy for the first time.
CSK entered the final again, but they could not get hold of the trophy this time too as Rohit Sharma's side overcame the two-time champions.
It was a perfect farewell for Sachin Tendulkar in his last IPL.
KKR won the title for the second time by prevailing in a high-scoring thriller against KXIP in the 2014 final in Bangalore.
Robin Uthappa was the star performer for KKR in the 2014 season
Rohit Sharma and Lendl Simmons cracked fifties against Chennai Super Kings in the 2015 IPL final.
Mumbai Indians had lost their first four games of the campaign and then made a stunning recovery to win their second IPL title.
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