The Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) is back with a new edition. From Virat Kohli to Shubman Gill and David Warner, the tournament has witnessed some brilliant batters over the years with their fiery batting. Before the players get ready for IPL 2024, let’s take a look at the players with the most runs in IPL history.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in IPL. With 8004 runs, which he has earned in 252 IPL matches (244 innings). Virat Kohl has smashed a record eight centuries and 55 fifties. He has an average of 38.66 runs per game.
Shikhar Dhawan, the PBKS captain has amassed 6617 runs at an average of 35.39 in 217 IPL matches. He is placed second on the list.
Seven players have hit more than 5000 runs in the IPL to date. RCB, PBKS, DC, MI, and CSK players are among the list’s top scorers.
The top ten batters of the IPL feature seven Indian players. Kohli, Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Robin Uthappa, and Dinesh Karthik are the top Indian batters in the tournament.
| Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
| Virat Kohli | 252 | 8004 | 113 | 38.66 | 8 | 55 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 217 | 6617 | 106* | 35.38 | 2 | 50 |
| Rohit Sharma | 257 | 6628 | 109 | 29.72 | 2 | 43 |
| David Warner | 184 | 6565 | 126 | 41.53 | 4 | 62 |
| Suresh Raina | 205 | 5528 | 100* | 32.51 | 1 | 39 |
| MS Dhoni | 264 | 5243 | 84 | 39.12 | 0 | 24 |
| AB de Villiers | 184 | 5162 | 133* | 39.7 | 3 | 40 |
| Chris Gayle | 142 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 | 6 | 31 |
| Robin Uthappa | 205 | 4952 | 88 | 27.51 | – | 27 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 257 | 4842 | 97* | 26.31 | – | 22 |
