Kevin Pietersen IPL batting legacy: 1,001 runs in 36 innings, one blistering 103* off 64 balls, four half-centuries, 91 fours and 40 sixes—all delivered at a commanding strike-rate of 134. The English superstar lit up five seasons between 2009 and 2016, turning out for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals and finally the Rising Pune Supergiants. Whether carving boundaries through cover or launching spin into the stands, KP’s fearless approach made him a marquee attraction every time he walked out. While occasionally rolling his arm over for 13 innings and seven wickets at an economy of 7.41, his real impact lay with the bat, turning pressure into opportunity and scoreboards into highlights reels.

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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