Sandeep Sharma IPL 2025: Swing master headlines Rajasthan Royals attack with 146 wickets across 13 seasons Since his debut in 2013, Sandeep Sharma has quietly built one of the most consistent new-ball résumés in IPL history. Operating for Rajasthan Royals since 2023 (after earlier stints with Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad), the right-arm seamer has sent down 3,041 deliveries and walked away with 146 wickets—an impressive strike rate of 20.83 balls per wicket. His economy sits at a tight 8.03 runs per over, rare restraint in the slam-bang format. Eleven three-wicket hauls and a solitary five-for underline his ability to break open an innings, while his best figures of 5/25 remain a testament to his knack for late-swing devastation. Sandeep’s longevity—13 campaigns and counting—makes him one of only a handful of bowlers to appear in every IPL season since 2013, and the only one to spend five-plus seasons each with both Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad before anchoring the Royals attack.

Ajit Agarkar IPL career was built around his incisive fast-medium bowling that delivered 29 wickets from 782 balls across 42 innings between 2008 and 2013. The Mumbai stalwart spent his first three seasons with Kolkata Knight Riders before shifting to Delhi Capitals, the franchise that retained him from 2011 to 2013. His standout spell came in the 2010 edition when he claimed his only three-wicket haul, returning 3 for 26 against Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens. Operating at a strike rate of 26.97 and conceding 8.83 runs per over, Agarkar consistently hit the blockhole and mixed clever change-ups to keep power-hitters in check. Batting lower down, he still managed 179 quick runs off 154 balls, peppering 13 fours and 5 sixes with a strike rate of 116. His highest score of 39 came against Kings XI Punjab in 2010, an 18-ball blitz that showcased the late-order hitting that once made him India’s ODI Player of the Year.

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