Harry Brook IPL 2023: The explosive English right-hander announced his arrival with Sunrisers Hyderabad in his debut, 11-inning campaign, lighting up the tournament with 190 runs at an eye-catching strike-rate of 123. Although he narrowly missed a half-century, Brook saved his very best for the big stage, smashing a scintillating maiden IPL hundred—his highest score of 100 coming off just 56 balls. That knock alone featured 12 fours and 3 sixes, showcasing the fearless stroke-play that has made him a global T20 star. Across the season he cracked 23 boundaries and cleared the ropes four times, translating intent into instant impact. With zero wickets and no bowling duties, Brook’s sole focus was on run-making, and he delivered exactly what SRH invested in: firepower at the top. Expect the 24-year-old to return even hungrier, having already proven he can turn 154 balls into headline-grabbing centuries.

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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