Rinku Singh IPL story: 1,099 runs in 51 innings, 87 fours and 56 sixes at a 145 strike-rate, four half-centuries, highest 67*, all for Kolkata Knight Riders since 2018. A pure power-hitter who has never bowled a single ball in the league, Rinku has become the Knight Riders’ designated finisher, sending 143 balls to or over the fence while facing 757 in total. After seven straight seasons in purple and gold, he steps into IPL 2025 with the reputation of turning every 20th delivery he faces into a boundary and every 13th into a maximum.

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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