When the changes in every sphere of work or entertainment became inevitable due to the need for engaging content to allure people, cricket did not sit idly. Deviating from the traditional formats of the ODIs or One Day Internationals and the five-day test series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) created a cricket league with a reduction in the number of overs. Thus, the birth of the Twenty20 cricket league for professional male cricketers or the Indian Premier League (IPL) took place in 2007. After the first season of IPL in 2008, its popularity touched the skies, and now it is the most attended cricket league worldwide.
The contributions of Indian cricketers, including skilled batsmen, marvellous bowlers, fascinating wicketkeepers, and stupendous fielders, cannot be ignored while analysing the achievement of IPL within a brief span of just fifteen seasons. The current sports news cricket always remains occupied with the details of the Indian Premier League. This article intends to highlight the merits of the top 5 batsmen of the Indian Premier League. The details of the top 5 batsmen based on their runs are as follows:
- Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, the super-talented skipper of the Indian team, is undoubtedly the finest batsman in the history of the Indian Premier League. He has mixed performance with style while scoring 6402 runs in 207 innings in his career of IPL matches from 2013 to 2021. His outstanding merit is evident at the strike rate of 129.80, along with an average of 36,58 runs. He has the credit of forty-two half-centuries and five centuries in his IPL performance. His record score of 973 runs in the 2016 season helped him achieve everlasting glory in the history of cricket. Virat Kohli also holds the reputation for sticking to only one team throughout his career. He graced only the Royal Challengers Bangalore from the start to the end of his career. Despite an aggressive and fearless attitude Virat has failed to win an IPL trophy in his career.
2. Shikhar Dhawan
After the flamboyant Virat Kohli resides the name of another Indian Cricketer, the ODI opener of most matches, the dependable Shikhar Dhawan. Among all the batsmen in IPL, he is rated the second finest batsman in the history of the Indian Premier League. He was the leading man for the Sunrisers Hyderabad alongside David Warner before joining the Delhi Capitals in the past few seasons. This skilled cricketer has a magnificent strike rate of 126.92 and an average score of 35.17 runs. Till now, Shikhar Dhawan has played 199 innings to gather a total score of 6086 runs.
3. Rohit Sharma
The cricketer who proudly holds the third position in the long list of talented batsmen in the Indian Premier League is none other than Rohit Sharma. He is not only a dedicated batsman but a very commendable batsman with 5 IPL trophies to his credit as the captain of the team as well. He has played 216 innings in the league, creating a remarkable strike rate of 130.28. His total score is 5764 runs, with an average of 30.65 runs. He pulled the accolades from the critics by scoring the highest run of 109 (not out) in a match. His achievements include one century and forty half-centuries. The world is waiting to find more power shots from this master batsman as he plans to reprise his role as the leading batsman in Mumbai Indians. Sharma has played both for the Deccan Chargers and the Mumbai Indians.
4. David Warner
Among the overseas players, David Warner is the topmost batsman in the Indian Premier League. His dedication to matches speaks for himself as he has already surpassed Suresh Raina’s total score of 5528 in the fifteen seasons of the IPl in 2022. His top-notch batsmanship can be understood from his colossal 5668 runs from 155 innings at an average of 41.98 runs. The former captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, David Warner, has a massive strike rate of 140.57. He holds the special credit for striking four centuries and 53 half-centuries in his cricket career. He has won the prestigious orange cap thrice in his career. It is quite unfortunate that he experienced a very disastrous campaign in the first half of the last IPL, and he was even cancelled from the list of players playing XI. This affected his reputation and in the mega auction of IPL, he was purchased for 6.25 crores by his former franchise, the Delhi Capitals.
5. Suresh Raina
The Indian cricketer who comes just after David Warner is the darling of the Indian Premier League. Suresh Raina is fondly addressed as Mr IPL. The story behind such achievement lies in his stupendous consistent performance from the very beginning of the tournament. Raina has to his credit a total score of 5528 runs from a total of 200 innings in his career. He has a very commendable strike rate of 136.73 with an average of 32.51. Despite such mind-blowing performances and a reputation for being the fourth-highest run collector in the history of IPL, the Chennai Super Kings decided not to retain this wonderful left-handed batsman in their team. This decision affected Raina’s career as he went unsold in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League.
The Indian Premier League is the most loved cricket tournament in the world. The consistent performance of the cricketers all these years has established this appealing format of cricket. Every player aspires to make a mark in the tournament through his performance, but only a few become successful. The highly talented batsmen of the IPL share the credit for making the world accept this sports format with an amalgamation of cricket with entertainment. As compared to bowling or wicketkeeping, batting appeared to some extent easier because of flat wickets. However, the presence of the best batsmen in the Indian Premier League is always considered to be a valuable asset and the best players are always lauded in the most befitting manner.
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