Adam Gilchrist IPL story: 2,069 runs at 138 strike-rate, 239 fours & 92 sixes across six seasons. The explosive wicket-keeper-batsman lit up 80 innings, hammering two centuries and eleven fifties, including a blistering 109* as his highest. From 2008 to 2013 he powered Deccan Chargers and later Punjab Kings, thrilling crowds with fearless top-order assaults. In a single surprise over he even claimed a solitary wicket off one legal ball, proving he could turn his hand to anything.

Ajinkya Rahane IPL journey spans 17 seasons, 183 innings and a mountain of 5,032 runs that have come off 4,025 balls at a brisk strike-rate of 125. The Mumbai-born right-hander has punished bowlers for 514 fours and 123 sixes, crossing fifty 33 times and reaching three figures on two memorable occasions, the highest being an unbeaten 105. After stints with Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, he is back with Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025. While Rahane has rolled his arm over only once in the league, picking up a solitary wicket in a six-ball cameo that cost five runs, he remains celebrated as one of the league’s most technically sound and consistent top-order batsmen.

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