The Indian Premier League has just begun, and excitement prevails. Players are at the height of enthusiasm, and fans are as well. Each player is an expert and has mastered his field. In this article, we will glance back at the history of some of them to get to know the highest run hitters from the beginning until the current year. The batters are usually the highest scorers in cricket rather than bowlers. Some batters hold a record of the highest scores and are willing to break it themselves in IPL 2023. Let’s have a look over there;
1. Virat Kohli
An expert player trained at West Delhi Cricket Academy and started his practice at age fifteen. The remarkable thing about Kohli is that he scored hundreds of runs in and against every country he played. He thrashed records of the number of matches taken to approach eight, nine, ten, and eleven. India has given the world ambitious cricketers, but they differ from Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli leads the list with an aggregate of 6,624 scores in 223 matches at an average of 36.20.
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2. Shikhar Dhawan
The second-highest run scorer in the IPL is Shikhar Dhawan, who also plays for the Indian National Cricket Team. He captains the Indian National Cricket Team, and in the IPL, he commands the Punjab Kings. Moreover, he has held the record for seven centuries. In the IPL 2022, his score was 460 from 14 matches, and the average rate was 38.33, and the second-highest scorer in the IPL 2023 schedule is Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 6,244 runs in 206 games.
3. David Warner
David Warner is an Australian international cricketer and a former captain as well. Currently, Warner is captaining the Delhi Capitals in the IPL. Furthermore, if we look back at his score history, it’s enough to know that Warner’s number of centuries is 25. David Warner ranks 3rd in the scoring record list, scoring 5,881 in 162 matches.
4. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Gurunath Sharma, an Indian international cricket player, is India’s men’s team captain. Furthermore, he is one of the best batsmen of his generation and one of the most incredible opening batters ever. He is also famous for his six-hitter abilities; his captaincy is evidence of his ability to lead. Rohit follows Warner with 5’879 runs in 227 matches.
5. Suresh Raina
He is the first Indian player to make 6000 and 8000 runs in his Twenty20 career. Moreover, he is the 1st one who reaches 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier League. Suresh plays for Chennai Super Kings and has received four titles from the IPL. Additionally, he is fifth on the list of the highest scorers in IPL 2023, with several scores of 5,528.
6. A B De Villiers
Abraham Benjamin de Villiers is a former South African International cricket player who plays for IPL. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore and is known as Mr. 360 superhuman batsman. He played 11 seasons in IPL and faded away, but he is back currently for IPL and is playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is playing amazingly; after his retirement, he is among the top ten highest scorers in IPL 2023. He hit 5,162 runs in 184 matches.
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7. MS Dhoni
An Indian Cricketer, an IPL player, Ms. Dhoni, is famous for his calm captaincy. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. Fans call him a batting powerhouse as he destroys different bowling attacks. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has scored 5004 in 236 matches. After all, he ranks seventh in the record list of the Indian Premier League.
8. Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry Gyles is a Jamaican cricketer, and IPL player nicknamed Universe Boss. We consider him the best batsman ever and play for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gyles is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. Lastly, he followed up with Ms. Dhoni with 4965 scores in 142 matches, with an average rate of 39.72.
9. Robin Uthappa
Robin Uthappa is an Indian International Cricketer and a hard hitter right-handed batsman. He is a right-arm medium bowler and is never afraid to hit the ball in the air. A Walking Assassin is playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. Amazingly, Uthappa scored a total number of 4,952 in 205 matches.
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10. Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik is an Indian domestic player currently captaining the Tamil Nadu cricket team. In the IPL, he plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders and is a backup wicketkeeper and middle-order batsman. He is also known as an Indian Professional commentator. It’s his 16th edition of IPL, and till now, he has scored 4376 runs in 229 matches.
Conclusion
As the IPL goes on, all the players present their masterminds’ physical accuracy on the ground. Here, these players are top scorers in this league and are also performing well internationally. A few players on this list also fall among the top-level batters internationally.