Prithvi Shaw has been Delhi Capitals’ pocket-rocket opener since 2018, lighting up seven IPL seasons with a fearless brand of batting built on one mantra—see the ball, hit the ball. Across 79 innings the right-hander has piled up 1,892 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 147, turning every delivery into potential fireworks. Those numbers translate to 238 fours and 61 sixes that have dented advertising hoardings and opposition morale alike. While the three-figure mark has narrowly eluded him—his highest remains an agonising 99—Shaw has still crossed fifty on 14 occasions, proving he can both explode and anchor when the situation demands. Every season the 24-year-old has donned the DC blue, making the Ferozeshah Kotla his personal playground. With 238 boundaries already to his name, Shaw is chasing the rare 250-fours club, and at his current pace the landmark could arrive as early as IPL 2025.

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.

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