Rahane has only featured in a handful of games over the previous two IPL seasons, although he has already scored 209 runs with a remarkable strike rate of 199.04.
Andre Russell, an all-rounder with the Kolkata Knight Riders, holds the record for the highest strike rate overall with a rate of 175.57.
In 3695 IPL balls, M Dhoni has a strike rate of 136.1 and an average of 21.13.
In 79 IPL games over 79 innings, Shardul Thakur scored 259 runs. In 180 IPL balls, S Thakur has a strike rate of 143.8 and an average of 3.27.