Rahul Tewatia

He attracted unexpected interest at the 2018 IPL auction. Then 24, he was listed at a base price of Rs 10 Lakhs, but bidding climbed rapidly past 2.5 Crores. Kings XI Punjab tried to keep him, yet Delhi Daredevils won out at 3 Crores. After a couple of ordinary seasons in Delhi, he moved to RR in a trade in 2020.

That same year changed his reputation. Until then his leg-spin and modest lower-order runs had not made much of a mark. Facing the Punjab Kings in a pursuit of 224, he came in at No.4 and struggled badly, sitting on 8 from 20 balls while the required rate rose above 17. With 61 still needed from three overs, he launched into Sheldon Cottrell and cleared the boundary five times in one over. He fell for 53 off 31, but his side completed the chase with 4 wickets to spare, and he became famous almost overnight.

He later proved that innings was no accident. The Gujarat Titans signed him for INR 9 crore in 2022, and he was a key figure as they won the title that season. Against the Punjab Kings once more, he had faced only one ball when his team needed 12 from the final two, yet he still guided them home. Further decisive innings in chases cemented his standing as a formidable finisher.