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The Indian Premier League is the most watched league in recent times; it was established back in 2008, and since then, it has been the powerhouse of the T20 format. Over the years, the IPL has become cricket’s hottest ticket.
It caught the attention of the cricketing world after an impressive first season. Rajasthan Royals were crowned champions after beating Chennai Super Kings by three wickets in the finals. After a dramatic end to the first season, the upcoming seasons of the Indian Premier League were awaited by the fans at a global level, and till now, it has been the most effective league when it comes to the shortest format.
Former Australian batsman Shaun Marsh emerged as the highest run-scorer in the inaugural season. His performance in that season set the tone for batsmen to excel in the league. Since then, the league has seen the heights of batting standards coming from different cricketing nations, marking their name in the history books of the Indian Premier League. Let’s now dive into the list of batsmen with the most runs in the history of the IPL.
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| Player | Team | Inn | Runs | 4s | 6s | Highest | 50s | 100s | Avg | SR |
| 1. Virat Kohli | RCB | 229 | 7263 | 643 | 234 | 113 | 50 | 7 | 37.25 | 130.02 |
| 2. Shikhar. D | PBKS | 216 | 6617 | 750 | 148 | 106* | 50 | 2 | 35.39 | 127.18 |
| 3. David warner | DC | 176 | 6397 | 646 | 226 | 126 | 60 | 4 | 41.54 | 139.92 |
| 4. Rohit Sharma | MI | 238 | 6211 | 554 | 257 | 109* | 42 | 1 | 29.58 | 130.05 |
| 5. Suresh Raina | CSK | 200 | 5528 | 506 | 203 | 100* | 39 | 1 | 32.52 | 136.76 |
| 6. AB De Villiers | RCB | 170 | 5162 | 413 | 251 | 133* | 40 | 3 | 39.70 | 151.68 |
| 7. MS Dhoni | CSK | 218 | 5082 | 349 | 239 | 84* | 24 | 0 | 38.79 | 135.95 |
| 8. Chris Gayle | PBKS | 141 | 4965 | 405 | 357 | 175* | 31 | 6 | 39.72 | 148.96 |
| 9. R. Uthappa | CSK | 197 | 4952 | 481 | 182 | 88 | 27 | 0 | 27.51 | 130.35 |
| 10. D.K | RCB | 221 | 4516 | 439 | 139 | 97* | 20 | 0 | 25.81 | 132.71 |
| 11. Ajinkya R | CSK | 159 | 4400 | 455 | 96 | 105* | 30 | 2 | 30.99 | 123.42 |
| 12. Ambati R | CSK | 187 | 4348 | 359 | 173 | 100* | 22 | 1 | 28.23 | 127.54 |
| 13. G Gambhir | DC | 152 | 4217 | 492 | 59 | 93 | 36 | 0 | 31.00 | 123.88 |
| 14. KL Rahul | LSG | 109 | 4163 | 355 | 168 | 132* | 33 | 4 | 46.78 | 134.42 |
| 15. Faf du Plessis | RCB | 123 | 4133 | 374 | 145 | 96 | 33 | 0 | 36.90 | 134.14 |
| 16. Sanju Samson | RR | 148 | 3888 | 304 | 182 | 119 | 20 | 3 | 29.23 | 137.19 |
| 17. Shane Watson | CSK | 141 | 3874 | 376 | 190 | 117* | 21 | 4 | 30.99 | 137.91 |
| 18. M. Pandey | DC | 158 | 3808 | 333 | 108 | 114* | 22 | 1 | 29.07 | 120.97 |
| 19. Kieron Pollard | MI | 171 | 3412 | 218 | 223 | 87* | 16 | 0 | 28.67 | 147.32 |
| 20. S Yadav | MI | 123 | 3249 | 349 | 112 | 103* | 21 | 1 | 32.17 | 142.32 |
| 21. Jos Buttler | RR | 95 | 3223 | 319 | 149 | 124 | 19 | 5 | 37.92 | 148.32 |
| 22. Y Pathan | SRH | 154 | 3204 | 262 | 158 | 100 | 13 | 1 | 29.13 | 142.97 |
| 23. Q de Kock | LSG | 96 | 2907 | 287 | 114 | 140* | 20 | 2 | 32.20 | 134.21 |
| 24. B McCullum | RCB | 109 | 2880 | 293 | 130 | 158* | 13 | 2 | 27.69 | 131.75 |
| 25. Parthiv Patel | RCB | 137 | 2848 | 365 | 49 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 22.60 | 120.78 |
| 26. Rishabh Pant | DC | 97 | 2838 | 260 | 129 | 128* | 15 | 1 | 34.61 | 147.97 |
| 27. W Saha | GT | 136 | 2798 | 278 | 84 | 115* | 13 | 1 | 24.98 | 128.08 |
| 28. S Gill | GT | 88 | 2790 | 273 | 80 | 129 | 18 | 3 | 37.70 | 134.07 |
| 29. Shreyas Iyer | KKR | 101 | 2776 | 237 | 99 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 31.66 | 125.38 |
| 30. Yuvraj Singh | MI | 126 | 2750 | 217 | 149 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 24.77 | 129.72 |
| 31. Virender Sehwag | PBKS | 104 | 2728 | 334 | 106 | 122 | 16 | 2 | 27.65 | 155.44 |
| 32. Glenn Maxwell | RCB | 120 | 2719 | 226 | 158 | 95 | 18 | 0 | 26,40 | 157.62 |
| 33. David Miller | GT | 114 | 2714 | 187 | 126 | 101* | 12 | 1 | 36.68 | 138.40 |
| 34. R Jadeja | CSK | 173 | 2692 | 193 | 99 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 26.39 | 128.56 |
| 35. Murali Vijay | CSK | 106 | 2619 | 247 | 91 | 127 | 13 | 2 | 25.93 | 121.87 |
| 36. Mayank Agrawal | SRH | 117 | 2597 | 255 | 97 | 106 | 13 | 1 | 22.98 | 133.66 |
| 37. Nitish Rana | KKR | 99 | 2594 | 229 | 131 | 87 | 18 | 0 | 28.82 | 135.25 |
| 38. Steve Smith | DC | 93 | 2485 | 225 | 60 | 101 | 11 | 1 | 34.51 | 128.09 |
| 39. Shaun Marsh | PBKS | 69 | 2477 | 266 | 78 | 115 | 20 | 1 | 39.95 | 132.74 |
| 40. Jacques Kallis | KKR | 96 | 2427 | 255 | 44 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 28.55 | 109.23 |
| 41. Dwayne Smith | GL | 89 | 2385 | 235 | 117 | 87 | 17 | 0 | 28.39 | 135.20 |
| 42. Sachin Tendulkar | MI | 78 | 2334 | 295 | 29 | 100* | 13 | 1 | 34.84 | 119.82 |
| 43. Ishan Kishan | MI | 85 | 2324 | 229 | 103 | 99 | 15 | 0 | 29.42 | 134.26 |
| 44. Hardik Pandya | MI | 115 | 2309 | 172 | 125 | 92 | 10 | 0 | 30.38 | 145.86 |
| 45. Andre Russell | KKR | 96 | 2262 | 150 | 193 | 88* | 10 | 0 | 29.00 | 174.00 |
| 46. Rahul Dravid | RR | 82 | 2174 | 269 | 28 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 28.23 | 115.52 |
| 47. Kane Williamson | GT | 75 | 2101 | 182 | 64 | 89 | 18 | 0 | 36.22 | 126.03 |
| 48. Aaron Finch | KKR | 90 | 2091 | 78 | 92 | 88* | 15 | 0 | 25.19 | 128.20 |
| 49. Rahul Tripathi | SRH | 87 | 2071 | 205 | 78 | 93 | 11 | 0 | 27.25 | 138.99 |
| 50. Adam Gilchrist | PBSK | 80 | 2069 | 239 | 92 | 109 | 11 | 2 | 27.22 | 138.39 |
