Two teams in the history of IPL, playing since the first season, have not yet received the trophy, big players could not win the title.

New Delhi. When you see Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings lifting trophies again and again. So it doesn't feel very good. Both the teams have won the league five times each. After this there is Kolkata Knight Riders who have won the title thrice. There was some solace in the fact that Royal Challengers Bangalore had also never won the trophy. But last year RCB also won the title. Due to this, the fans of Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings became more restless than before. The fans of Punjab Kings must have been especially disappointed, because they lost in the final.

If we talk about Delhi, it is not that they have had less players over the years. Delhi was considered the most dangerous team in the initial season of IPL. They also showed their strength on the field, but they lost in the most important matches, the semi-finals of 2008 and 2009. Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, AB de Villiers, David Warner, Rishabh Pant, Amit Mishra, Shikhar Dhawan and many big players have been with him. There was no benefit from this. After 2011, the IPL format changed to play-offs, and they continued to struggle in the league for the next several years.

Difficult for Delhi and Punjab to cross the last hurdles!

In 2018, he changed his name from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals and reached the play-offs for three consecutive years. The 2020 final is also included. Punjab, on the other hand, has played the final in 2014 (then they were Kings XI Punjab) and 2025. After Wriddhiman Saha's century in 2014, they were strong contenders to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders but Manish Pandey did not let them win by performing brilliantly. Then last year, when RCB scored only 190 runs on a good wicket in Ahmedabad, their fans started celebrating. But after a few hours his team lost by six runs.

Even star players could not win the trophy for Punjab

When they reached the play-offs last year, it was their first play-off in 11 years. Like Delhi, Punjab too has had big players like Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Sehwag, David Miller and Glenn Maxwell, but unfortunately they do not have any trophy. Of all the 10 IPL teams in 2026, only Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have not won the league. LSG is just a few years old team. He has debuted in 2022, he can wait. Delhi and Punjab cannot wait any longer.