Mukesh Choudhary has quietly become one of Chennai Super Kings’ most reliable new-ball weapons across three IPL seasons with the franchise. Handed the new ball in 16 innings, the left-armer has struck 17 times and owns three hauls of three wickets or more, proving his knack for breaking partnerships at the death. His career-best figures of 4 for 29 underline his ability to turn a game in one fiery spell. Operating at a brisk strike rate of 18.53 balls per wicket, Mukesh keeps batters guessing while maintaining a boundary-ball economy that hovers just under ten runs an over—no mean feat on the batting-friendly decks of Chepauk. Although his batting remains a footnote—six runs in two fleeting stays—his real value lies in the 315 balls of left-arm swing and clever change-ups that have cost only 522 runs. With CSK retaining him for IPL 2025, expect Mukesh Choudhary to keep tormenting top orders and adding fresh entries to his growing highlight reel of three-wicket bursts.

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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