Devdutt Padikkal has carved a six-season IPL story of fearless left-handed batting, returning in 2025 to Royal Challengers Bengaluru where his journey began in 2020. Across 74 innings he has stacked 1,806 runs at a strike rate of 126, translating intent into 190 fours and 56 sixes—evidence of both placement and power. His standout knock is the 101* that delivered his only century so far, while eleven half-centuries underline the consistency that made him one of the league’s brightest young openers. After breakout seasons with RCB in 2020 and 2021, Padikkal switched to Rajasthan Royals, spending 2022-2023 at the top of their order before a 2024 stint with Lucknow Super Giants. Now back in Bengaluru, the 24-year-old brings a proven record—nearly 25 runs per outing—of giving his side flying starts and an ever-growing six-hitting range that has already cleared the ropes 56 times. With 1,430 balls of experience and an appetite for big scores, Padikkal remains a marquee IPL batsman to watch every time RCB takes the field.

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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