Kolkata: IPL (IPL 2026) stands for four-six game. Following the basic conditions of the T20 format. Visitors will also fill the gallery to see the fountain run. IPL went on to complete 19 years. From legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting to stars like Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag have played in the IPL. Who has the most runs in the history of this tournament? This question sometimes creates a storm in the cricket chat. Do you know the answer?
A king has the most runs in the history of IPL. Virat ‘King’ Kohli. Why he is called the best batsman in modern cricket, Kohli has proved it in IPL as well.
Statistics say, Kohli has 9145 runs in 279 matches in IPL. 9 centuries, 66 fifties. Batting average over 40, strike rate 134.26. A dream statistic for any batter. Kohli is the highest run scorer in IPL. Kohli has been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore since the first IPL.
Number two in the list is Mumbai Indians hitman Rohit Sharma. Interestingly, Rohit has played the same number of matches as Kohli in IPL. 7314 runs came from his bat in 279 matches. The strike rate is also approx Kohliis equal to 133.05. The Mumbai star has 2 centuries and 49 half-centuries in IPL. Started playing IPL for Deccan Chargers. Since then he is a player of Mumbai Indians. As the captain, Mumbai has won the IPL five times.
Shikhar Dhawan is number three in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in IPL. Gabbar has 6769 runs in 222 matches. Delhi’s left-handed star scored 2 centuries and 51 half-centuries.
David Warner is number four in the list of batsmen with the most runs in IPL. He is the only foreign cricketer among the top five batters in this list. The Australian left-handed star has 6565 runs in 184 matches in IPL. Auji star scored 4 centuries and 62 half-centuries.
KL Rahul is number five in the list. He has 5699 runs in 157 matches. The Karnataka star scored 6 centuries and 43 half-centuries.
The remaining five players in the top ten are – Suresh Raina (5528), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (5439), Ajinkya Rahane (5269), AB de Villiers (5162) and Sanju Samson (5134).
