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IPL Legends: Players who left an Indelible mark in the Indian Premier League

IPL Legends: Players who left an Indelible mark in the Indian Premier League

From Virat Kohli to Lasith Malinga, take a look at some of the IPL legends in the franchise-based tournament history.

It will be difficult to determine a single best player as IPL legend. Over the years, the Indian Premier League has seen several outstanding performers. Factors such as individual statistics, match-winning performances, consistency, leadership, and overall impact on the tournament are considered to determine the impact of a player in IPL. On that note, let us take a look at some of the IPL legends in the franchise-based history.

S.No.PlayersRuns/Wickets
1Virat Kohli7263 Runs
2MS Dhoni5082 Runs
3Suresh Raina5528 Runs
4Rohit Sharma6211 Runs
5Lasith Malinga170 Wickets

IPL Legends

Virat Kohli

Surely, we cannot keep Virat Kohli out of this list. The right-handed batter is the leading run-scorer in the IPL and has been a part of the league since its inception in 2008. So far, Virat Kohli has amassed 7263 runs in 237 IPL matches. The run-machine will look to add more runs to his tally in the upcoming edition.

MS Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings skipper and five-time IPL winner, MS Dhoni comes second on the list. In his IPL career so far, Dhoni has scored 5082 runs in 250 games.

Suresh Raina

Also known as Mr. IPL, Suresh Raina left a huge impact on the IPL. Despite retiring in 2021, Suresh Raina is still in the top 5 list of batters with most runs in IPL. Overall, he scored 5528 runs in 205 IPL matches.

Lasith Malinga

Former Mumbai Indians express pacer Lasith Malinga comes next on the list with 170 IPL wickets. Malinga was a crucial member of the MI camp and won several matches with his impressive performance with the ball.

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