CHRIS GAYLE (KKR, RCB, PBKS)
Mat: 140| Runs: 4950| HS: 175*
The Universe Boss has owned the T20 format since its inception as he was the first batsman to hit a century in an international T20 match and in the T20 World Cup in 2007 in South Africa. Since then, Chris Gayle has played almost every T20 league in the world and has generated some eye-watering numbers with his bat.
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Gayle was the first to reach 10,000 runs in the T20 format and has hit more than 20 centuries till now. Even in the IPL, Gayle has ruled the roost when it comes to the sheer dominance of the bowlers, as he has 4950 runs in 140 matches at an average of 40.24 and at an astonishing strike rate of 149.45.
He holds the record for most sixes in an IPL inning- 17 and the highest score in a match in IPL and T20 history- 175*, which is also the fastest century in T20 history in just 30 balls. Gayle is even going strong at the age of 41 and has scored the most centuries-6 in IPL history.
ROHIT SHARMA (C- DEC, MI)
Mat: 207| Runs: 5480| HS: 109*
Rohit Sharma, MI captain, is the most successful captain in IPL history with five titles to his name. He has won the trophy in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. His back-to-back IPL title wins in 2019 and 2020, made him only the second captain after MS Dhoni to win consecutive IPL trophies, who achieved the feat in 2010 and 2011.
Not only as captain but also as a batsman, Rohit Sharma is IPL royalty with 5480 runs in 207 matches, positioned at no.4 in the all-time highest run-getters list in IPL. He averages 31.49 and has a strike rate of 130.50. He has one century and 40 half-centuries to his name.
SURESH RAINA (CSK, GL)
Mat: 200| Runs: 5491| HS: 100*
Suresh Raina is rightly called “Mr. IPL” given that at one point in time, from IPL 2008- IPL 2014, he had never scored anything less than 400 runs in a single season. He has 5491 runs in 200 IPL matches with one century and 39 half-centuries and was one of the most reliable batsmen for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) over the years.
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He also captained CSK and Gujarat Lions in the tournament and has perhaps played the innings of IPL, when he smashed 87 runs in just 25 balls against Punjab Kings in IPL 2014 qualifiers. Raina still manages to bring incomparable energy into the CSK team whenever he is on the field.
