Ashish Nehra IPL career: 106 wickets in 88 innings, 14 three-wicket bursts, best 4 for 10, economy 7.85, strike-rate 18. Overs nine seasons from 2008 to 2017, the left-arm quick turned powerplay destroyer for Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Pune Warriors, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 2015-16 he spearheaded CSK and SRH attacks, returning 24 wickets in 17 games. His 1908 balls cost only 2495 runs, a testament to discipline on Indian decks. With the bat Nehra was never the headline, yet 41 runs at 66 strike-rate and three fours plus one towering six show he could swing if needed. Highest score 22 off 14, 17 innings, no fifty but plenty of sting in the tail.

Andre Russell IPL 2025: 2,651 runs off just 1,522 balls, 223 sixes at 174 strike-rate – the most feared finisher in the league and still a Knight Rider for life. Across 13 seasons the Jamaican has powered Kolkata Knight Riders with 186 fours and 223 sixes, never once needing a hundred to flip matches. His 12 fifties include a career-best 88, but it is the 174 strike-rate that tells the real story: every ball Russell faces is worth nearly two runs on the card. In 114 innings he has cleared the ropes 223 times, making him the go-to Death-Over nightmare for every opposition analyst. When the ball is tossed to him, the carnage doesn’t stop. Russell has snapped 123 wickets in 121 bowling innings, including one five-for and a dozen three-wicket bursts. Bowling at 14.68 balls per wicket and an economy north of nine, he trades thrift for impact—exactly what KKR have banked on since 2014. From Delhi in 2012-13 to an unbroken purple-and-gold run since, the all-rounder has become the heartbeat of Eden Gardens.

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