M Prasidh Krishna has built a reputation as one of the most consistent Indian pace spearheads in IPL history, and the numbers back the story. Across six seasons from 2018 to 2025, the 6' 8" speedster has sent down 1,499 balls and returned with 74 wickets for three franchises—Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and now Gujarat Titans. His strike-rate of 20.26 balls per wicket is among the best for any Indian quick who has bowled 1,000-plus deliveries in the league, while an economy of 8.77 keeps batters honest even on the flattest decks. The Karnataka bowler’s peak burst came in 2022 when he rattled oppositions on 14 occasions, adding four-wicket hauls to his tally and finishing with seven three-wicket bursts overall. Despite missing the 2023 season, he roared back in 2025 with Gujarat Titans, already chipping in with vital middle-over strikes. Batting has rarely been his calling card—only 9 runs off 24 balls in seven brief stays, the highest being 4—but with the white rock in hand, Prasidh’s height, hit-the-deck aggression and late outswing make him a captain’s go-to enforcer.

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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