R Goyal IPL profile: Mumbai Indians 2023 uncapped all-rounder who sent down four tight overs on debut at the Wankhede. Bowling his full quota of 24 balls, the right-armer conceded only 33 runs, translating to a sharp economy rate of 8.25 runs per over in a league where 9-plus is common. Though the wickets column stayed blank, the control he showed under the IPL pressure cooker underlined why MI snapped him up as a net-bowling prospect turned squad member. With the bat, Goyal is yet to have a hit in the IPL—zero runs, zero balls, zero boundaries—but that simply leaves the story unfinished. At 23, he offers MI a low-cost, high-upside option, having already proved he can land six dot balls an over in front of 30,000 fans. Watch for R Goyal in IPL 2024 as Mumbai Indians look to deepen their Indian pace-bowling bench and give the youngster a second chance to turn those economical overs into breakthrough wickets.

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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