Daniel Christian IPL profile: explosive finisher & wily seamer across six seasons Australian all-rounder Daniel Christian brought late-order fireworks and clever medium-pace to the IPL from 2011 through 2021, suiting up for five franchises—Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, Rising Pune Supergiant and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 41 batting innings he cracked 460 runs at a strike-rate of 115, clearing the ropes 19 times and finding the boundary 23 times; his highest score of 39 underlined his reputation as a designated six-hitter in crunch overs. With the ball Christian was even more influential. Operating in 49 bowling innings he snapped 38 wickets at an impressive strike-rate of 23.24 balls per scalp, never conceding more than two wickets in an innings but consistently choking runs at an economy of 8.1. His 883 deliveries produced only 1,192 runs, proving he could bowl the tough overs without bleeding boundaries. After debuting with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2011-12, Christian returned to RCB in 2013, resurfaced with Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017, wore Delhi Capitals colours in 2018 and closed his IPL journey with RCB again in 2021. That longevity across six seasons highlights franchises’ enduring faith in his dual-value package: 19 maximums with the bat and 38 wickets with the ball make Daniel Christian one of the league’s most bankable utility players of the last decade.

Sunil Narine IPL profile: 14 seasons, 192 wickets, 1780 runs, one-man match engine Sunil Narine has become the definitive two-phase weapon in IPL history, piling up 192 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders while striking at 22.63 balls per scalp and keeping the economy to a miserly 6.8. The off-spinner has tortured batters with 16 three-wicket bursts and one five-wicket demolition, landing telling blows in 187 bowling innings since 2012. Yet Narine’s story is not just about the ball. Promoted up the order, he has smashed 1780 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 166, peppering 189 fours and 116 sixes. His lone IPL hundred—an unbeaten 109—arrived off just 56 balls, proving he can flip a chase in the space of an over. Seven fifties and a highest score of 109 add layers to a batting record that few specialist bowlers can rival. From season one in 2012 to the 2025 campaign, Narine has worn only one jersey: KKR purple and gold. That loyalty has delivered both numbers and narrative—4345 balls of mystery spin, 1069 balls of audacious hitting, and countless moments when Eden Gardens rose to its feet for the ultimate IPL double threat.

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