Abhishek Nayar IPL story: 672 runs, 55 fours, 20 sixes – the all-rounder who kept scoreboards ticking for seven seasons. From Mumbai Indians’ 2008 title-run to Rajasthan Royals’ 2014 campaign, Nayar walked in at 50 different innings, faced 577 balls and still kept a brisk strike-rate of 116. While a half-century eluded him, the left-hander’s highest of 45 came packed with fearless boundaries; every 10.5 balls he cleared the ropes or found the fence, turning middle-overs into momentum shifters. With the ball he was the silent partner: 19 spells, 9 wickets, one three-for. Bowling 229 balls at an economy of 8.44, he broke partnerships when teams were pushing 200. From Wankhede to Sharjah, Nayar’s utility turned him into a trusted floater—capable of accelerating at 145-plus strike-rate on good days and chipping in with a tight 10-run over when needed. Seven franchises in seven seasons, but the numbers stay: 672 batting runs, 322 bowling runs, and the rare badge of being both the pinch-hitter and the surprise seamer.

Chris Gayle IPL story: 13 seasons, 4 965 runs, 357 sixes and one unforgettable 175. The self-styled “Universe Boss” walked into IPL 2009 with Kolkata Knight Riders, but it was at Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2011-2017 that he became a global T20 icon—belting 404 fours and 357 sixes overall at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 148. In 141 innings he cleared the rope once every 9.3 balls and produced 31 half-centuries plus six blistering hundreds, the most famous being his record 175* off 66 balls at the Chinnaswamy in 2013. After his Bengaluru fireworks, Gayle took his power game to Punjab Kings, turning up in orange from 2018 to 2021 and continuing to pepper boundaries with the same ruthless ease. While he rolled his arm over occasionally—18 wickets in 38 bowling innings—his narrative is written in soaring sixes and match-winning hundreds that re-defined T20 batting forever.

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