The IPL is happening now. All the teams have played their first games. The first game was at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who have won the championship five times, won the first game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
The IPL has a long history of exciting matches where players score lots of runs. Because of this, cricket fans all over the world love the IPL a lot.
Here’s the list of 5 batters with most runs in IPL history:
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is a very successful cricket player for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. He has scored a lot of runs and has many records in the IPL. Since 2008, he has scored over 7600 runs and has an average of 38.12. He has also hit eight centuries and fifty half-centuries. In 2016, he had his best season, scoring an amazing 973 runs, including four centuries, which no one has beaten yet.
Shikhar Dhawan
Going ahead, the cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, who leads Punjab Kings (PBKS), is second in the list with 6,769 runs and an average of 35.25. He hits the ball with a strike rate of more than 127.14, scoring two hundreds and fifty-one half-centuries in 221 games in the league.
David Warner
The cricket player David Warner is doing really well. He’s scored the most runs among overseas players and is the third-highest overall. He got more runs than Rohit Sharma during the 2022 season. He’s scored over 6000 runs in the league, only the third player to do so. Warner has hit four centuries and 62 half-centuries in the league. He didn’t play so well in the first half of the 2021 season and was even taken out of the team halfway through. Before the 2022 season, he was bought by Delhi Capitals for 6.25 crores. Warner is famous for his batting skills and has won the IPL Orange Cap three times in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, a famous cricketer, has won the IPL trophy five times. He’s scored 6,472 runs in 244 games, mostly playing for Mumbai Indians. Sharma made 42 scores of fifty runs and one score of hundred runs. He’s not the captain anymore because Hardik Pandya took over. People think he’ll play even better now without the pressure of leading the team.
Suresh Raina
Known as Mr. IPL, Suresh Raina, a former CSK player, truly lived up to his reputation. He was the first player to score over 5000 runs in the league. Raina ended his career with 5,528 runs in 200 games, averaging 32.51. He had a high strike rate of 136.73, scored 39 fifties, and one century. Raina won matches and fans’ love with his performances on the field.
Most Runs in IPL History:
| Player | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s |
| Virat Kohli | 236 | 7624 | 38.12 | 130.74 | 8 | 52 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 221 | 6769 | 35.25 | 127.14 | 2 | 51 |
| David Warner | 82 | 6563 | 41.01 | 139.87 | 4 | 62 |
| Rohit Sharma | 244 | 6472 | 30.10 | 131.22 | 2 | 42 |
| Suresh Raina | 200 | 5528 | 32.51 | 136.73 | 1 | 39 |
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