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.

R Shreyas Gopal has quietly become one of the IPL’s most reliable spinners, a nine-season journey that has taken him from Mumbai Indians rookie in 2014 to trusted tweaker for the same franchise again in 2024. Across 51 bowling innings he has snapped 52 wickets, striking every 19.06 balls—proof that he attacks rather than contains. Five times he has broken the opposition’s back with three-wicket bursts, and his best figures of 4 for showcase the leg-breaks that dip, turn and hurry batsmen at an economy of 8.17. While the bat has not been his primary weapon, the 180 runs he has scavenged at a strike-rate of 106 underlines his value as a lower-order contributor who can clear the rope—two sixes already—and find the boundary 19 times when quick runs are non-negotiable. Highest score of 24 not-out tells the story of a man who bats for the team sheet, not the spotlight. From Rajasthan Royals’ mainstay between 2018-2021 to Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022 and back to Mumbai Indians in 2024, Gopal’s adaptability has kept him relevant across three franchises and nine seasons. With 991 balls of experience and a habit of striking in clusters, expect Shreyas Gopal to remain a silent match-winner in the middle overs of IPL 2024 and beyond.

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