K Yadav IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals’ mystery spinner K Yadav has quietly emerged as a sharp wicket-taking option in the league’s middle overs. Across just two seasons with RR, the left-armer has already picked up 2 wickets in 3 bowling innings, striking every 27 balls and pushing the scoring rate close to 9.3 runs per over. His best spell of 1 for 28 came in a crunch game last year, showing he can break partnerships even on flat tracks. Though he has faced only 4 balls with the bat and is yet to open his scoring account, his value lies firmly in his wrist-spin—two wickets from 54 balls bowled is an early hint of a bowler learning fast on the big stage. After a quiet 2021, the 2023 return saw Yadav trusted in key moments, and with Rajasthan Royals hunting depth in their spin department, the 2024 season could be the breakout year for this 2-wicket wonder.

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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