Suresh Raina remains the most prolific Indian run-getter in IPL history, amassing 5,528 runs from just 200 innings at an explosive strike rate of 136. The left-hander, who last turned out for Chennai Super Kings in 2021, spent 13 seasons—12 of them with CSK—turning the yellow jersey into a synonym for reliability and flair. Raina’s bat sent the ball racing to the fence 506 times and cleared it 203 times, underlining his reputation as one of the league’s great entertainers. His lone IPL century, a scintillating 100*, sits alongside 39 half-centuries, proof that he could both anchor and accelerate at will. While he occasionally rolled his arm over, claiming 25 wickets in 69 bowling innings, the story of Raina is written primarily in runs and sixes.

Shubman Gill has turned eight IPL campaigns into a personal highlight reel, stacking up 3,866 runs off 2,787 balls at a strike-rate of 138. The Gujarat Titans opener has already smashed 372 fours and 119 sixes, numbers that translate to more than 40 boundaries every 100 balls he faces. Gill has crossed fifty 26 times and converted four of those into three-figure scores, peaking at a 129-run whirlwind that underlined his appetite for big knocks. Across 114 innings he has anchored, accelerated and dominated, making the Narendra Modi Stadium his second home since 2022 after four formative years with Kolkata Knight Riders. With no wickets to his name, Gill’s story is purely one of willow-wielding brilliance—an ever-present at the top of the order who keeps the scoreboard humming and the opposition captain scrambling for answers.

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