Fast-bowling livewire D G Nalkande has quietly become one of Gujarat Titans’ most reliable impact options, piling up six wickets in only six bowling innings across three IPL seasons (2022-24). Operating at a sharp strike-rate of 14 balls per wicket, the Vidarbha seamer has shown he can break partnerships in the middle overs while conceding just 10.57 runs an over. His standout spell of 2 for 22 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024 underlined his knack for producing breakthroughs when the match hangs in the balance. Though primarily a bowler, Nalkande’s fearless lower-order cameo of 12* off 12 balls—featuring a towering six—proved he can swing the long handle if needed. With Gujarat Titans backing him for a third straight year, the 26-year-old is fast emerging as the silent finisher who can tilt games with ball and occasionally surprise with the bat.

Quinton de Kock IPL career snapshot: 3309 runs, 134 sixes, 24 fifties and 2 centuries. The left-handed opener has lit up 12 IPL seasons since 2013, smashing 325 boundaries at a blazing strike rate of 134. His highest score of 140* shows the ceiling when he gets going. After stints with Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, RCB and Mumbai Indians, he found rhythm at Lucknow Super Giants where he spent three productive years (2022-24). Ahead of IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders secured his services, banking on his experience of 115 innings at the top. De Kock’s power game is built on clean hitting—134 sixes out of 2469 balls faced—and the ability to convert starts into match-defining knocks, evidenced by 24 half-centuries and two hundreds. His journey from a 2013 debutant with SRH to a seasoned match-winner now wearing KKR purple and gold mirrors his evolution into one of the league’s most consistent run machines.

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