SK Rasheed lit up his very first IPL campaign in 2025 in the Chennai Super Kings yellow, showing why the franchise backed the young Indian batter. Across five brisk innings the right-hander piled on 71 runs off just 63 balls, striking at an eye-catching 112.00 while peppering boundaries at will—nine fours and two sixes flew off his blade, underlining fearless intent at the top. Although his highest score stands at a quick-fire 27, Rasheed’s knack of finding the gaps early in the powerplay and rotating strike at better than a-run-a-ball gives CSK a dynamic option for the coming seasons. With no wickets to his name, the 2025 season was all about Rasheed the batsman, and his raw promise in yellow suggests bigger knocks are around the corner.

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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