5 Oldest Indian Players Who Have Scored A Century In IPL

Some players find their best touch with the bat towards the end of their career and they play with a lot more freedom having deprived themselves of responsibilities and pressure. They start to hit the ball in the sweet areas a lot more and find the best of forms increasing their love for the game.

Scoring centuries in IPL isn’t that easy too and it does involve a lot of hard work. The fitness levels in IPL have been testing for the veterans and it is very important to keep contributing after a certain age. Let us look at the 5 oldest Indian players who have scored a century in IPL.

5 Oldest Indian Players Who Have Scored A Century In IPL:

Ambati Rayudu’s 100* – 32 years

Ambati Rayudu is the fifth oldest player in the IPL history to have scored a century from India as he did two years back in the 2018 season for the Chennai Super Kings at the age of 32 years. The right-hander scored a brilliant unbeaten century off just 62 balls at a strike rate of 161.29.

The century came against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Pune stadium while chasing down the score and it helped CSK win by 8 wickets with 6 balls remaining. Rayudu hit seven sixes and seven fours in the innings and he was in fine form in the tournament which pushed him for a call-up to the Indian team.

Shikhar Dhawan’s 101* – 34 years

Shikhar Dhawan has been in terrific form in the last two seasons of the IPL and he brought up his maiden century in the IPL last year. CSK batted first and posted a big score of 179 on the board in the first innings. Delhi needed a good start, but Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane perished early.

Dhawan kept ticking with the scoreboard and he finished with 100 not out with 14 fours and one six in the innings. He scored at a strike rate of 174 and it was one of the best innings in the tournament. Dhawan’s innings made sure that Delhi won the game by 5 wickets with 1 ball remaining. He scored at the age of 34 which is the fourth oldest century innings in IPL.

Shikhar Dhawan’s 106* – 34 years

Shikhar Dhawan brought up his second consecutive century in IPL in the last season as he scored an unbeaten 101 against the Punjab franchise. This time, it was in the first innings, and Delhi needed to get the brightest starts from the openers to get the chase on.

Dhawan’s century was composed of 12 fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 173.77 and it took the total to 164 which wasn’t enough in the end. Punjab chased down the total with five wickets in hand and 6 balls remaining and Dhawan’s century at 34 years became the third-oldest player to score a century.

Virender Sehwag’s 122 – 35 years

Virender Sehwag has always been remembered for his aggressive and attacking play from the outset and in the 2014 edition, Sehwag scored 122 off just 58 deliveries against the Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 2. Sehwag’s century meant that Punjab posted a massive total of 226 on the board.

In reply, CSK started off brilliantly, but lost their way in the middle of the innings,  and ended up losing the game by 24 runs. Sehwag’s century came at 35 years which is the second oldest century by an Indian batsman in IPL history.

Sachin Tendulkar 100* – 37 years

Sachin Tendulkar brought up his only IPL century in the 2011 edition and he remains the oldest Indian batsman to have hit a century in IPL history at 37 years. The master blaster hit 100 off just 66 deliveries with 12 fours and 3 sixes in the innings.

Sachin’s innings propelled Mumbai Indians to a score of 182 on the board, but it eventually wasn’t enough as Kochi Tuskers Kerala chased down the score with 6 balls remaining with the brilliant half-century from Brendon McCullum.