The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction witnessed the highest bid in tournament history, with the overseas player Mitchell Starc fetching the biggest price. Franchises are consistently willing to invest in their foreign players, considering them match-winners. Let’s examine foreign players who have made the most impact in IPL history through their performances.
Top 5 foreign players in IPL
Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle has graced the Indian Premier League with his explosive batting and power-hitting. Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), he had destroy the other side with his monstrous knocks. He has amassed 4965 runs in 142 games with a strike rate of 148.96. He is also listed in the most number of centuries in IPL with six hundred.
AB de Villiers
Another RCB batter AB de Villiers is one of the best foreign player in IPL. He has the record for most number of ‘Player of the Match’ awards.
For the Royal Challengers Bangalore, de Villiers has been nothing short of extraordinary. He also has the distinction of being the only batter to ever play every position in the Indian Premier League.
David Warner
David Warner has led the Sunrisers Hyderabad to numerous victories by himself. He has, however, been given incredibly little assistance when batting. One such season was the Indian Premier League of 2016. Warner and Dhawan both had a significant role in the team’s success. David has scored 6397 runs in the IPL to be the third-highest run-scorer.
Lasith Malinga
The greatest player in Indian Premier League history would be Lasith Malinga. Four of the five championships that the Mumbai Indians have won have been greatly aided by Lasith Malinga.
He has claimed 170 wickets at an economy rate of 7.14 in just 122 games is astounding.
Dwayne Bravo
Dwyane Bravo has contributed greatly to the Chennai Super Kings thus far in his career. With the team, they won two Indian Premier League titles in 2011 and 2018. He has been one of the greatest death overs for CSK. He has taken 183 wickets in IPL.
