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.

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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