Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad has become Chennai Super Kings’ batting cornerstone across six IPL seasons, stacking up 2,502 runs from 1,820 balls at a brisk strike-rate of 137. In 70 innings he has hammered 231 fours and 95 towering sixes, turning every 7.9 balls into a boundary. Twenty half-centuries and two scintillating hundreds—capped by a personal-best 108—underline his consistency and match-winning appetite. Completely a batting specialist, Gaikwad has bowled zero balls and claimed zero wickets, letting his blade do all the talking. Loyal to the yellow jersey since 2020, the Maharashtra right-hander keeps raising the bar for modern T20 openers.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL Story: 17 seasons, 6,769 runs, 51 half-centuries, 768 fours, 152 sixes, 127 strike rate, 2 centuries, 106* highest, 221 innings, 5,324 balls faced.

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