IPL 2021: 5 Batsmen With The Most Runs In The History Of The Tournament

IPL 2021 is scheduled to begin next month with the first game between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 9, 2021. The match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Due to COVID-19 concerns, BCCI has taken a few measures in IPL 2021. Only six venues will host all the matches. Each team will travel only three times during the group stages. All the playoffs matches and final will be played at one venue which is at Ahmadabad’s Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.

IPL has been an exciting cricket tournament for Indian cricket fans and IPL 2021 is expected to be the same. IPL is one T20 cricket tournament that witnesses a lot of runs on the scoreboard. Many cricketers have been like a run-machine for their teams in Indian Premier Leagues, piling lots of runs with their bats. Here we look at 5 batsmen with the most runs in the history of the Indian Premier League.

IPL 2021: 5 Batsmen With The Most Runs In The History Of The Tournament

5. Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is the 5th most leading run-scorer in IPL. Dhawan has played in every season of IPL since 2008. Dhawan, who primarily plays as an opener, has played 176 matches in IPL. In 175 innings, Dhawan has scored 5197 runs. He has smashed 2 centuries and 41 half-centuries in the tournament.

Shikhar Dhawan’s highest score in IPL is an unbeaten knock of 106 runs. Dhawan has also hit most fours (591) in Indian Premier League. Shikhar Dhawan will play for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021. In IPL 2020, the left-handed batsman was the 2nd leading run-scorer in the tournament with 618 runs in 17 games.

4. Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is the 4th leading run-scorer in IPL. Rohit Sharma has played 200 matches in IPL so far. In 195 innings, the right-handed batsman has scored 5230 runs. He has also hit 1 century and 39 half-centuries in the tournament.

Rohit Sharma’s highest score in IPL is an unbeaten 109-run knock. Rohit Sharma was part of Deccan Chargers from IPL 2008 to IPL 2010. He later moved to Mumbai Indians and was given the opportunity to lead the team. Mumbai Indians have lifted the IPL trophies for most 5 times, including IPL 2020 and IPL 2019.

3. David Warner

Australian cricketer David Warner is the 3rd most leading run-scorer in IPL. David Warner is Sunrisers Hyderabad’s skipper. Warner has played 142 innings in IPL and scored 5254 runs so far. This consists of 4 centuries and 48 half-centuries. The left-handed batsman Warner has also hit 510 boundaries and 195 sixes in IPL tournaments so far. David Warner has won the orange cap in IPL thrice as he was the leading run-scorer in IPL 2015, 2017, and 2019. David Warner’s highest score in IPL is 126. Warner will again lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2021.

2. Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina is the 2nd leading run-scorer in IPL. The left-handed batsman Suresh Raina has played for Chennai Super Kings since IPL 2008. In IPL 2016 and IPL 2017, Raina played for Gujarat Lions as CSK was debarred from playing in IPL for two years.

In 189 IPL innings, Suresh Raina has scored 5368 runs with 1 century and 38 half-centuries. He has also hit 493 boundaries and 194 sixes in IPL tournaments so far. Suresh Raina did not play in IPL 2020 but he is expected to play in IPL 2021. He will again represent Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021.

1. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in Indian Premier League. Since IPL 2008, Virat Kohli has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and has been a run-machine for the team. In 184 innings, Kohli has scored 5878 runs. He has smashed 5 centuries and 39 half-centuries in IPL so far.

Kohli has hit 201 sixes in IPL along with 503 boundaries. His highest knock stands at 113 runs. Virat Kohli won the orange cap in IPL 2016 after scoring 973 runs in the tournament. This is still the most runs scored in a single IPL tournament. Kohli will again lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021.