Sohail Tanvir’s lone IPL season in 2008 remains one of the most explosive cameo campaigns by any overseas seamer. Turning out for Rajasthan Royals, the left-arm quick sent down 247 balls and stormed to 22 wickets—an eye-catching strike rate of 11.23 balls per scalp. Four times he ripped through three or more batsmen in an innings, and his 6 for 14 against Chennai stands as one of only a handful of five-fors in tournament history. Operating at a frugal 6.46 runs an over, Tanvir choked rival batting units while the Royals surged to the inaugural title. With the bat he was no mere tail-ender. Walking in five times, he muscled 36 runs off 29 balls—three fours and a six—striking at 124 and ensuring every short cameo counted. From ball one to the last, the Pakistan pacer’s 2008 IPL story is a master-class in white-ball impact: 22 wickets, a six-wicket haul, and all-round fireworks that still pop up in highlight reels today.

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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