IPL 2025: Musheer Khan, the 18-year-old all-rounder who turned one over into instant impact for Punjab Kings. Batting once, he faced only three balls and is yet to open his boundary count, but his story unfolds with the ball. In a single four-over burst he removed a key batter, returning figures of 1 for 27 and showing a wicket-taking strike rate of 12.00. That lone scalp underlines why Punjab paid big at the auction: a teenager who can break partnerships at 13.5 runs per over while learning on the job. Expect the left-arm spinner to double his wicket tally soon and push for more match-winning spells at the death.

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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