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IPL 2023: Whether it is raining runs in IPL or making a splash with fours and sixes. No one has come close to Virat Kohli, David Warner, Chris Gayle and Shikhar Dhawan in the league so far.
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Updated on: Mar 17, 2023 | 8:42 PM IST
New Delhi. The 16th season of IPL is about to start. 10 teams will be face to face for a title. Who will be the king of IPL 2023, it will be known only from the final to be played on May 28, but there are 4 players who are called the kings of this league.
Virat Kohli is the biggest king of IPL. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s star player Kohli’s team may not have won the title yet, but he has the record of scoring the most runs in this league. Kohli has scored 6624 runs in 215 innings in 223 matches at a strike rate of 129.15.
In the history of the last 15 years of IPL, the record of scoring the most centuries is in the name of Chris Gayle. He has hit 6 centuries. His innings of 175 not out is the biggest innings by a batsman in IPL history.
The record of scoring the most half-centuries in IPL is in the name of Australian opener David Warner. He scored a total of 5881 runs in 162 matches at an average of 140.69, with the maximum of 54 half-centuries including 4 centuries.
The echo of IPL sixes was heard most from the bat of Chris Gayle. He hit 357 sixes in 141 innings of 142 matches in the history of IPL.
Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan was ahead in raining fours in IPL. He hit maximum 701 fours in 206 matches. There is no batsman even around this record of his.