New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL), is the biggest domestic T20 tournament in the cricketing world, because of its strong star cast and the level of competition involved in the tournament.
The sixteen seasons of the tournament have produced some of the greatest cricketing moments and have given birth to a number of stars throughout its journey.
The cash-rich tournament also attracts a lot of fans because of the level at which the BCCI organizes the tournament.
However, the tournament has also produced a number of individual performances, that will be remembered for a long period of time. Some players have only performed for a season or two, and then there are some players who have performed at the highest level in the tournament constantly.
These players, who have performed constantly, have been able to etch their name in the history books of the tournament.
Today in our IPL rewind story, let’s take a look at the Top 5 batsmen, who performed on a regular basis in the tournament and made it to the top 5 highest run-getters list of the tournament.
5] Suresh Raina (CSK/GL)
The southpaw from Uttar Pradesh, Suresh Raina, is also known as ‘Mr. IPL,’ for his consistency in the tournament.
Raina is one of the biggest reasons, why the Chennai Super Kings franchise, is more than a life team at the moment.
Raina was picked by CSK in 2008, and played with them till 2015, as the Yellow Army was suspended for two seasons after that.
Raina played for Gujrat Lions for two seasons, before returning back to CSK in 2018 and playing with them till 2021, before being released and later retired from the competition.
Raina, in his IPL career, has played a total of 205 matches, and, with the help of an impressive average of 32.51, has amassed a total of 5528 runs in his account.
4] Rohit Sharma (DC/MI)
The right-handed batsman from Mumbai started off his career with the Deccan Chargers and was one of the main players who led the team to a title win in the 2009 IPL.
Rohit later joined Mumbai Indians in 2011 and played as a player for two years before becoming the captain in 2013.
Rohit led MI to five IPL and one Champions League T20 trophy, before being replaced as a captain by Hardik Pandya from the 2024 season onwards.
Rohit, in his illustrious career so far in IPL, has amassed a total of 6211 runs, in 243 matches.
3] David Warner (SRH/DC)
The Aussie southpaw started his career with Delhi Capitals (Known as Delhi Daredevils that time), and played five seasons, with them before joining the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise in 2014.
Warner also led SRH to their only title win to date in 2016 and was their highest run-getter till the 2020 season. After one bad season, Warner was released by the SRH franchise, after which he was bought by Delhi Capitals again, for whom he currently plays.
Warner has a total of 6397 runs in just 176 matches, with an outrageous average of 41.53.
2] Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS/DC/MI/SRH)
The Indian southpaw, despite being one of the regular performers of the tournament, has found himself juggling between multiple teams throughout his IPL journey.
Dhawan has so far played for Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals and finally, Punjab Kings, for whom he is playing at the moment and is also pulling off double duty as their skipper.
Shikhar Dhawan, in his IPL career, has amassed a total of 6617 runs in 217 matches, with an impressive average of 35.38.
1] Virat Kohli (RCB)
The Indian batting virtuoso has been one of the most loyal players in the entirety of IPL, as, throughout his 16-year career, he has only played for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru franchise.
Unfortunately, the silverware has been able to avoid this cricketing legend to date, but it has not flickered the player’s loyalty towards the club and vice-versa.
Virat Kohli, also holds the record of most runs in one single edition of IPL, i.e., 973 runs in 2016 IPL.
In his entire career in IPL, Kohli has amassed a total of 7263 in 234 matches, with an impressive average of 37.24, to hold the crown of highest run-getter in IPL history.
