India, May 17 -- A former Indian cricketer, who has played more than 50 ODIs and half a dozen T20Is, has given rise to a massive debate in the Indian Premier League after he called West Indian and Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine the greatest ever player in the IPL.

Retired from international cricket in 2023 and having played his last international in 2019, Narine continues to be a massive figure in the IPL. His debut IPL season for KKR in 2012 proved to be historic as the franchise won the trophy for the first time, with Narine taking 24 wickets in 15 games at a mind-boggling economy rate of 5.47.

In 2014, in another triumph, he took 21 wickets in 16 games with an economy rate of 6.35. Two years ago, when KKR won their third IPL tit...