V Suryavanshi exploded onto the 2025 IPL stage with Rajasthan Royals in a way that few rookies ever do. In only seven innings, the 21-year-old left-hander amassed 252 runs off just 122 balls—an eye-watering strike rate of 206—turning every legal delivery into a potential boundary. Eighteen fours and twenty-four sixes mean 42 of his 122 scoring shots crossed the rope, a boundary frequency that shattered calculators and bowlers’ morale alike. The crescendo came in a whirlwind 101, the highest score of his debut campaign, sealing back-to-back match-defining tons after an earlier 50-plus blitzkrieg. With one fifty and one hundred already to his name, Suryavanshi isn’t just knocking on the door of stardom—he’s kicked it wide open.

Hardik Pandya IPL career story: 11 seasons, 2749 runs at a 146 strike-rate, 148 sixes, 10 half-centuries Hardik Pandya has been one of the Indian Premier League’s most explosive batting all-rounders since his 2015 debut with Mumbai Indians. Across 140 innings he has unleashed 2,749 runs off just 1,871 balls, translating to a fearsome strike-rate of 146—the sort of number that turns middle-overs into match-winning passages. He has cleared the ropes 148 times and found the boundary another 207 times, underlining why captains post straight long-on and deep mid-wicket for him from ball one. His highest score of 91 and ten half-centuries show he can both finish innings and anchor them when required. While Pandya’s primary currency is runs, he has also delivered 78 wickets in 107 bowling innings, including one five-for and five three-wicket bursts. Operating at an economy of 9.18 and a strike-rate of 20.87, he often bowls the difficult overs at the death, trusting his cutters and the slower ball. Having represented Mumbai Indians for eight of his eleven campaigns and captained Gujarat Titans to the 2022 title, Pandya’s dual-skill value has made him a marquee name every mega auction.

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