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The Indian Premier League started in 2008 and the first team to lift the trophy was Rajasthan Royals. After that, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians showed their strength and achieved the feat of becoming IPL champions 5 times. From Kolkata Knight Riders to Sunrisers Hyderabad have also lifted the trophy, but in the 16 years of history, there are still some teams which till date have not been able to get the right to be called champions. Let us know about those teams which never became IPL champions.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a part of the Indian Premier League since 2008 and till now 7 players including Virat Kohli have led the team. RCB has reached the finals thrice so far, but failed to lift the trophy each time. The team reached the finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016 and RCB is the team to have played the most number of finals without winning the trophy. The last time RCB reached the playoffs was in 2022, but were eliminated after losing to Rajasthan Royals in the qualifier match. 16 seasons have passed but RCB's trophy-less streak shows no signs of ending.
punjab kings
One special thing about Punjab Kings is that till now the captaincy of this team has been given to 15 players including Yuvraj Singh, Kumar Sangakkara and Adam Gilchrist. However, the Punjab team has reached the finals only once so far. In IPL 2014, Punjab Kings reached the title match, but lost to Kolkata Knight Riders. After 2014, Punjab has never been able to reach the playoffs leave alone the finals. Earlier, Punjab had reached the playoffs in 2008. The lack of consistency in the team's performance has managed to take them away from the trophy every time.
Delhi Capitals
Under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag, Delhi Capitals reached the playoffs in the first season of IPL i.e. 2008, but was eliminated after losing the semi-final match. Delhi has played only one final match so far. Delhi Capitals faced Mumbai Indians in the final of IPL 2020, but Mumbai won the match and became champion for the fifth time. Delhi last made it to the playoffs in 2021, but victory still seems far away. The 16-year long wait to win the trophy is not ending.
Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow Super Giants have claimed to win the IPL trophy for the first time in 2022. Although the team has been in the Indian Premier League for only 2 years, it has reached the playoffs both times. LSG was eliminated in 2022 after losing the eliminator match. And even in 2023, the team could not progress beyond the eliminator round. Looking at the way the team is playing, it seems that the trophy is not far away from LSG. But the teams here have been waiting for 16-16 years, so it will not be easy for KL Rahul's team to lift the trophy.