Top 5 batters with highest strike rate in IPL 2024 and where are they now?

March 21, 2025 Credit: Getty

Romario Shepherd

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Jake Fraser-McGurk

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MS Dhoni

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Abhishek Sharma

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Ramandeep Singh

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Travis Head

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