BR Sharath IPL 2024: The Gujarat Titans’ untested wicket-keeper batsman made his lone appearance in the league stage against Sunrisers Hyderabad, walking in at No. 7 under lights at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Facing a late-innings squeeze, Sharath managed only 2 runs off 5 balls—a 40 strike-rate that tells the story of a brief, pressure-cooked cameo. Though he failed to find the boundary ropes, the Karnataka stumper’s composure behind the stumps kept the spotlight on his glove work. With no wickets to show and all bowling metrics marked NA, Sharath’s IPL debut remains a 2-run snapshot in an otherwise all-bat narrative.

Hardik Pandya IPL career story: 11 seasons, 2749 runs at a 146 strike-rate, 148 sixes, 10 half-centuries Hardik Pandya has been one of the Indian Premier League’s most explosive batting all-rounders since his 2015 debut with Mumbai Indians. Across 140 innings he has unleashed 2,749 runs off just 1,871 balls, translating to a fearsome strike-rate of 146—the sort of number that turns middle-overs into match-winning passages. He has cleared the ropes 148 times and found the boundary another 207 times, underlining why captains post straight long-on and deep mid-wicket for him from ball one. His highest score of 91 and ten half-centuries show he can both finish innings and anchor them when required. While Pandya’s primary currency is runs, he has also delivered 78 wickets in 107 bowling innings, including one five-for and five three-wicket bursts. Operating at an economy of 9.18 and a strike-rate of 20.87, he often bowls the difficult overs at the death, trusting his cutters and the slower ball. Having represented Mumbai Indians for eight of his eleven campaigns and captained Gujarat Titans to the 2022 title, Pandya’s dual-skill value has made him a marquee name every mega auction.

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