Sourav Ganguly’s IPL journey spanned five seasons from 2008 to 2012, lighting up Eden Gardens for Kolkata Knight Riders and, later, the MCA Stadium for Pune Warriors. Across 56 innings the Prince of Kolkata piled on 1,349 runs at a strike-rate of 106, peppering boundaries with 137 fours and 42 sixes. He reached fifty on seven occasions and came within nine runs of a maiden IPL century, his highest score an unbeaten 91. That innings, a 63-ball master-class, remains the loudest roar Pune ever heard. While primarily celebrated for batting, Ganguly rolled his arm over in 20 innings, claiming 10 wickets with a best of 2 for 18. Bowling at an economy of 7.89 and a strike-rate of 27.6, he often broke partnerships when his side needed a breakthrough. From 2008 to 2010 in purple and gold, then switching to the Warriors’ navy blue in 2011-12, Ganguly’s left-arm spin was the surprise package behind his elegant off-side artistry. His 1,349 runs are the headline, but those 10 wickets tell the fuller story of a captain who could turn games with both bat and ball.

Suryakumar Yadav – the man universally known as “SKY” – has spent 13 electrifying IPL seasons turning the 22-yard strip into his personal launchpad. Across 151 innings he has blazed 4,311 runs from 2,900 balls, a strike-rate of 148 that underlines relentless aggression rather than mere accumulation. The right-hander has cleared the ropes 168 times and found the fence another 454 instances, giving him more than one boundary every fifth legal delivery he faces. Two centuries and 29 half-centuries – including a career-best 103 – sit on his résumé, proving that the pyrotechnics are backed by substance when the team needs a big knock. SKY’s journey began with Mumbai Indians in 2012, shifted to Kolkata Knight Riders for four productive years, then returned to the blue-and-gold in 2018. Since that homecoming he has worn the MI colours every single season up to 2025, becoming the heartbeat of the middle order at the Wankhede. With 4,311 runs he now sits among the league’s elite run-getters, and the fact that he has done it at a near-150 strike-rate makes the record even more formidable. Whether scooping over short fine-leg, sweeping fast bowlers, or muscling sixes into the stands, Suryakumar Yadav has re-defined 360-degree batting in the IPL and shows no signs of slowing down.

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